Manhunt for suspected Paris killer underway as his brother talks

As the manhunt unfolded for a suspect in the Paris massacre Monday, his surviving brother said he had no idea where the fugitive was hiding.

 

Police were seeking the suspected attacker Salah Abdeslam, 26, and any possible associates. Officers set off explosions in Molenbeek, a suburb of Brussels, Belgium, but they say they failed to make any arrests Monday.

 

“My parents are in shock and don’t realize what happened,” Abdeslam’s brother, Mohamed, told reporters. He added, “We don’t know, because of the current tensions, if he will dare to turn himself in.”

 

Mohamed Abdeslam was detained over the weekend and then released, according to his attorney. She told the RTL network her client “hadn’t made the same life choices.”

 

A third brother, Brahim, killed himself in Friday’s string of attacks. His mother suggested he took part in the suicide bombings because of “stress,” The Daily Telegraph reported.

 

Dozens of masked and heavily armed security officials had sealed off the area in Molenbeek and neighbors were told to stay out of harm’s way. Mayor Francoise Schepmans said the operation ended after more than three hours.

 

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