Salah Abdeslam: Paris attack suspect tells judge he is ‘not afraid’

Alleged terrorist refuses to answer Belgian court’s questions about police shoot-out

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Salah Abdeslam (bottom centre) in Belgian court alongside alleged accomplice Sofiane Ayari (second from right)
(Image credit: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

The sole surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks that left 130 people dead refused to stand or answer questions as his trial in a Belgian court opened today.

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