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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Staff and agencies in Brussels

Belgium’s justice minister resigns after Brussels terror attack

Vincent Van Quickenborne
Vincent Van Quickenborne said he had been trying to understand how Abdesalem Lassoued had disappeared two years ago after being denied asylum. Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

Belgium’s justice minister has resigned after it emerged that the Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes in Brussels this week had been denied asylum and was sought for extradition by Tunisia.

Justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said late on Friday that he and other officials had been searching for details to understand how Abdesalem Lassoued had disappeared off the map two years ago after being denied asylum.

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