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Molenbeek district linked to Paris attackers in Belgium’s poorest area
In Brussels Molenbeek's poverty and marginalization are tied to the Paris attacks. Residents say unemployment and limited opportunities foster radical recruitment, with key attackers and others from the district connected to the 2011 onward Syria conflict and recent bombings.
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Brussels
Brahim
Abdeslam
Molenbeek
Belgium
Paris
Boulevard Voltaire
Islamic State Group
Abdelhamid Abaood
Salah
Bilal Hadfi
Sheikh Mohammed Tojgani
al-Khalil
Johan Leman
Foyer
Syria
Francoise Schepmans
Zaid
Associated Press
Shaiman Belaraby
Morocco
Canal
Hadji
Neder- Over-Heempeek
Samir Youssef Ali
Turkey
Heempeek
Ali