Among those convicted for their role in the 2016 Brussels suicide bombing plot was Salah Abdeslam, who already is serving a life sentence without parole in France over his role in attacks that hit Paris.
The suicide explosions on 22 March 2016, at the airport and the metro system of Brussels, resulted in 32 fatalities and hundreds of injuries. The Islamic State organisation took ownership
On the morning of March 22, 2016, Islamic State suicide bombers struck Brussels airport and metro, killing 32 people and injuring hundreds in the symbolic heart of Europe.