Paris and Brussels attack coordinator identified

French investigators today announced the name of the alleged coordinator of the terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris, reports AFP.

Osama Atar (32), who is suspected of being connected to the Islamic State, was identified as the coordinator of those attacks.

Police sources state that Attar, who has dual Belgian-Moroccan citizenship, was exposed during the investigation and that he maintained a connection with Syria.

In the attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 and in Brussels on March 22, 2016, 60 and 34 people were killed, respectively.