Paris terror attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam arrested in Brussels

– Reporters on the scene are saying the streets around the raided flat are starting to open again, with residents allowed to return home.

– Police were preparing to question Salah Abdeslam, a prime suspect in the November terrorist attacks on Paris, after the 26-year-old was shot in the leg and arrested in a police raid in Brussels, after four months on the run as Europe’s most wanted man.

– In a joint press conference, the French president, François Hollande, and the Belgian prime inister, Charles Michel, confirmed the arrest of Abdeslam and two others.

– After US president, Barack Obama, telephoned the Belgium PM and French president, the White House said: “The president commended the work of Belgian security services and noted that this significant arrest was the result of hard work and close cooperation between Belgian and French law enforcement authorities.

“The president reiterated that the United States stands together with Belgium and France in our shared struggle against the scourge of terrorism and once again pledged the full cooperation and support of the United States in these efforts, reaffirming our shared commitment to degrading and destroying Isil.”