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Paris attacks trial disrupted after main defendant defies judge

Paris attacks trial disrupted after main defendant defies judge

TANGI SALAUN and LUCIEN LIBERT THE main suspect in the 2015 Islamist attack that killed 130 people in Paris disrupted the trial for a second consecutive day on Thursday to make political statements from the dock, prompting the judge to briefly suspend the hearing. Salah Abdeslam, 31, is believed by prosecutors to be the only surviving member of the Islamic State cell that carried out the gun-and-bomb attacks on bars, restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and the Stade de France stadium on November 13, 2015. Salah Abdeslam The presiding judge granted him the right to speak in a discussion about…
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