Mohamed Abrini was seen on CCTV footage before the Paris attacks (Picture: AP)

Mohamed Abrini, a 31-year-old Belgian wanted in connection with November’s Islamic State attacks in Paris, has been arrested, according to Belgian media.

He has been on Europe’s most wanted list since being identified on CCTV video in a car with Salah al-Abdeslam, the recently arrested prime surviving suspect.

He was seen two days before the attacks in the French capital.

Belgian public broadcaster VRT reported Abrini had been detained today.


It added sources had told them he was also ‘more than likely’ the ‘man in the hat’ seen on security camera footage at Brussels airport on March 22.

32 people were killed in that attack.



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Salah Abdeslam was arrested last month (Picture: EPA)

Belgian authorities confirmed several arrests had been in relation to the Brussels attacks.

But the prosecutor’s office refused to provide more information.

Abdeslam was arrested in Brussels two weeks ago, four days before Islamic State suicide bombers struck in the city.

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