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Brother urges Paris attack suspect to surrender

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The brother of Salah Abdeslam, who is thought to have played a key role in the Paris attacks and is believed to be on the run in Belgium, has appealed to him to turn himself in.

 

Mohamed Abdeslam told Belgian broadcaster RTBF Sunday he would rather see his "brother in prison than in a cemetery."

 

Mohamed's other brother, Brahim, was one of the suicide bombers in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people.

 

Mohamed said he had noticed a change in his brothers' behavior about six months ago, when they gave up drinking and began going to the mosque occasionally, but said there was never any sign of radicalization.

 

He said he was convinced his brothers were manipulated, adding he hoped that Salah had a change of heart before the Parris attacks happened and that he wasn't actually involved.

 

Asked if he had a message for his brother, he said: "Surrender."

 

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