Paris Fugitive's Alleged Getaway Drivers Charged

As the global manhunt intensified for an accomplice linked to the deadly Paris attacks, two men who were allegedly with him hours after the assault were charged with participating in a terrorist activity, Belgian officials said Tuesday, NBC News reported. 

Hamza Attou and Mohammed Amri are accused of picking up 26-year-old Salah Abdeslam from Paris and taking him back into Belgium early Saturday, Belgian prosecutor spokesperson Eric Van Sypt told NBC News.

They were detained after witness testimony and video footage pointed to a black Belgian rental car that stopped for a border check on Saturday morning but was allowed to drive on, Van Sypt said.

Security forces across Europe have been trying to locate Abdeslam, whose brother was among the dead attackers and is described as "dangerous."

German authorities also confirmed Tuesday that three people were arrested near the city of Aachen in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Paris attacks. Abdeslam was not among them.
 

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