Aftermath of November 13 attacks in Paris.
BRUSSELS - Belgian investigators believe they have pinpointed an apartment in Brussels where explosives, used in the November attacks in Paris, were made. A fingerprint, of one of the main fugitives, was found in the apartment which was being rented under a fake name.
Investigators believe the apartment was used as a hideout after the attacks. During the Friday raid, police found material used to make bombs, homemade belts, and explosive acetone peroxide. The belts may have been used to transport explosives.
The fingerprint belongs to Salah Abdeslam, the brother of one of the attackers who died. He left Paris the morning after the attacks and returned to Brussels; but still has not been found. Many people who are being detained in Belgium are believed to have ties to Abdeslam. They include the two who picked him up after the attacks and another who drove him around after his return to Brussels.
Investigators now believe the two men who controlled the attacks used text messages from Belgium the evening of November 13.