UK Man Found Guilty In Case Linked To Brussels Bomb Suspect

Zakaria Boufassil court case. Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale of West Midlands Police talks to the media about the Zakaria Boufassil trial at Lloyd House in Birmingham. Zakaria Boufassil has been found guilty ... Zakaria Boufassil court case. Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale of West Midlands Police talks to the media about the Zakaria Boufassil trial at Lloyd House in Birmingham. Zakaria Boufassil has been found guilty at Kingston Crown Court of a terrorism offence after supplying money to Brussels bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini, dubbed "the man in the hat" Picture date: Monday December 5, 2016. See PA story COURTS Terrorism. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire URN:29379161 MORE LESS
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LONDON (AP) — A British man has been convicted of providing cash to a key suspect in the deadly Brussels and Paris bombings.

Zakaria Boufassil was found guilty at Kingston Crown Court Tuesday of helping to fund terrorism by providing 3,000 pounds ($3700) to bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini at a rendezvous in Birmingham, England.

Abrini is the “man in the hat” seen on video footage moments before the deadly March 22 bombings at Brussels airport that killed 16 people. He is also wanted in the Nov. 13, 2015, attacks on Paris.

Prosecutors said that Abrini visited England in July 2015 and received the money from Boufassil and another suspect. Boufassil will be sentenced on Dec. 12.

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