Najim Laachraoui
Najim Laachraoui | |
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Still from CCTV footage showing Najim Laachraoui | |
| Born | 18 May 1991 Ajdir, Taza Province, Morocco |
| Died | 22 March 2016 (aged 24) Zaventem, Belgium |
| Known for | Involvement in the November 2015 Paris attacks and the 2016 Brussels bombings |
Najm al-'Ashrāwī (Arabic: نجم العشراوي, 18 May 1991 – 22 March 2016), also known as Abū Idrīs al-Baljīkī or Soufiane Kayal, was a Belgian-Moroccan terrorist and Islamic State militant who was one of two suicide bombers at Brussels Airport in the 2016 Brussels bombings. The Islamic State confirmed that he was responsible for making all the explosives used in the November 2015 Paris attacks.