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Brussels Jewish museum shooting : Mehdi Nemmouche and Nacer Bendrer found guilty

Mehdi Nemmouche found guilty of murder for killing four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels./Ph. DR
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On Thursday, March the 7th, French-born Jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche was found guilty for opening fire on people at the Brussels Jewish Museum in May, 2014, reports French daily Le Monde.

Nacer Bendrer, who was accused of providing assistance for Nemmouche, was also found guilty of murder.

Nemmouche’s lawyers tried to get him out of the case by suggesting that «he'd been framed in an elaborate conspiracy which blamed the murders on foreign intelligence agencies, but produced no evidence to support the claim», wrote the BBC.

Investigations showed that Nemmouche and his partner in crime were constantly calling each other’s on the phone in April 2014, preparing for the terror attack.

At the trial, Nacer Bendrer acknowledged that Nemmouche had asked him for a Kalashnikov when he came to Brussels in early April.

For the record, four people were killed in the shooting, including an Israeli couple who were visiting the museum, a Belgian employee and a French volunteer.

The sentencing of the two French jihadists will be announced on Monday, March the 11th.

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