CAPTURED! DRAMATIC ARREST OF THE 'MAN IN WHITE' SEEN AT BRUSSELS AIRPORT WHOSE OWN SISTER REPORTED HIM TO THE POLICE TWO YEARS AGO.

The 'man in white' seen moments before the Brussels airport bombings has reportedly been captured alive and charged with terrorism offences. Belgian media named Faycal Cheffou as the suspect pictured alongside Ibrahim El-Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui shortly before they detonated suicide bombs in the departure hall, killing 14 people.


Along with two other men, he was charged yesterday with 'involvement in a terrorist group, terrorist killings and attempted terrorist killings' following a series of arrests last week. At the time, police feared another attack was imminent. The mysterious 'man in white', pictured on CCTV at the airport terminal shortly before the deadly attack. Belgian media named Faycal Cheffou as the 'man in white' suspect (pictured right) alongside Ibrahim El-Bakraoui (centre) and Najim Laachraoui (left) shortly before they detonated suicide bombs in the departure hall, killing 14 people.
The revelations came as:

• A security guard at a nuclear facility in Belgium was murdered in his home, prompting renewed fears that terrorists are plotting to make a radioactive 'dirty' bomb;

• The three men charged yesterday over the Brussels attacks were linked to the network of IS jihadis behind November's Paris attacks;

• Cheffou's sister said she warned police two years ago about her brother's desire to travel to Syria – the latest in a series of blunders and apparent missed opportunities to avert the attacks;

• Two unnamed British businessmen caught in the blasts remain in hospital undergoing extensive surgery on 'life-changing' injuries;

• A 'solidarity' march planned for today was cancelled because Belgian police are too 'stretched' dealing with the terror investigation, while US singer Mariah Carey has cancelled a Brussels concert;

• Brussels airport will remain closed until Tuesday at the earliest.

Prosecutors have not officially confirmed that freelance journalist Cheffou is indeed the man wearing a hat and a light-coloured summer jacket in the footage, and seen running away after his device, hidden in baggage, failed to go off at the airport terminal on Tuesday. But a source close to the investigation said 'that is a hypothesis investigators are working on'.



Ibrahim El Bakraoui, left, and Najim Laachraoui, right, who carried out the attack at Brussels Airport on Tuesday. The federal prosecutor's office said in a statement today that an arrest warrant has been issued for a man identified as Faycal Cheffou. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the taxi driver who drove the three bombers to the airport told police that Cheffou – arrested on Thursday night – 'looks a lot like one of them'. The driver also revealed that the men were 'ranting' about Britain and the United States during the journey to the airport.
A close friend of the driver said: 'He told me they were going on about how Britain and the US were bombing Syria and how they would have to pay. He thought nothing of this at the time – a lot of young men express these sentiments here – but he later recognised the men from the CCTV.
'The police spoke to him for hours and said he was lucky he wasn't blown to bits himself as the bombs could have gone off accidentally.'
It was claimed yesterday that Cheffou's sister reported him to police in 2014, saying she was worried he was planning to go to Syria but was 'waiting [for] the right moment'.

TURKEY WARNED BELGIUM ABOUT THREE JIHADIS ON THE MOVE
Turkey gave Belgium ‘multiple’ warnings about the Brussels suicide bombers. Khalid El-Bakraoui, his brother Ibrahim, and Najim Laachraoui had all visited Turkey in the past year, apparently intending to travel on to Syria. Airport bomber Ibrahim, 29, was even deported to Europe on two occasions – yet the Belgian authorities took no action. Officials in the country could not find any link between El-Bakraoui and terrorist networks, so he was released.
And Cheffou was also accused of attempting to recruit migrants in Brussels to radical groups. The Brussels mayor, Yvan Mayeur, had told police several times that he was dangerous and should be detained. Prosecutors apparently refused. Then, in September last year, the mayor obtained a restraining order banning Cheffou from approaching migrants in a park where they frequently gathered.
Cheffou also appeared in a video in which he complained that Muslims at a migrants' centre in Brussels were served meals before the end of the Ramadan fast. It is understood Cheffou lived in a small studio in an apartment building just 500 yards from Maelbeek metro station, where suicide bomber Khalid El-Bakraoui – brother of Ibrahim – killed 20 people last week. Police cleared the building of all residents and spent five hours searching his small home.
A resident told a Belgian newspaper that she heard investigators say they had not found weapons or explosives but had 'found enough'. The aftermath of the explosions at Brussels airport in terror attacks on Tuesday. Today Belgian prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a new suspect in the terror attacks. The Brussels terror attacks on Tuesday saw 31 people killed at both Brussels Airport and on the city's Metro at Maalbeck station

POLICE MISSED LINK TO PARIS ATACKS
Police missed a golden opportunity to obtain information ahead of the Brussels attacks by failing to question a notorious jihadi properly. Salah Abdeslam, who spent four months in hiding after his abortive role in the Paris atrocity last November, was also suspected of being part of the Belgian cell, thought to have been planning attacks timed for Easter.
He was shown pictures of the El-Bakraoui brothers following his arrest, but simply said ‘I don’t know them’ and he was not pushed to say any more. However, police announced he was being interrogated and it is feared that the bombers brought forward their attacks before their cover was blown. Abdeslam is also linked to properties used by the Brussels bombers, but since the atrocities he has refused to answer further questions, with prosecutors saying he had ‘exercised his right to silence’.
Last night, police said that Faycal Cheffou had been arrested on Thursday night in Brussels as he was standing outside one of the federal prosecutor's offices in the city. A search was then carried out at his home but no weapons or explosives were found.
Two other suspects, identified as Aboubakar A. and Rabah N., were charged with 'terrorist activities and membership of a terrorist group'. Rabah N. was wanted in connection with a related raid in France on Thursday that the government said foiled a 'major terrorist attack'. French president Francois Hollande said the network behind the Paris attacks that killed 130 people in November and the Brussels bombings on Tuesday was being 'wiped out'. He admitted, though, that the threat remained high and other terror rings were still at large.
Belgian prosecutors said they were holding another suspect, Abderamane Ameroud, for an extra 24 hours. He was shot in the leg by police in Brussels on Friday in the Schaerbeek district where the Brussels bombings were prepared. Mohamed Abrini is believed to have played a major role in organising this week's terror attacks in Brussels, which killed 31 people and injured hundreds more. Emergency services gather at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels to remember those killed in the Belgium terror attacks. Belgium's interior minister has appealed to residents not to rally in solidarity for the victims of Tuesday's attacks tomorrow saying police are too overstretched
However, his arrest was also linked to Thursday's raid in Paris.

WARNING BY BOMBERS' FATHER IGNORED
The father of jihadis Khalid and Ibrahim El-Bakraoui is said to have warned police two years ago that they had been radicalised and might have gone to Syria. Jamal El-Bakraoui, a retired butcher, is now ‘devastated’ that his warning apparently went unheeded. Following the Brussels attacks, he spoke about his distress to the imam at a mosque in the Laeken district of the city, where he lives with his wife.
The imam said: ‘He lost contact with his sons a few years ago when they became increasingly involved in crime. Now Jamal is devastated at what his sons have done – and wishes they had been stopped.’ Neighbours said Mr El-Bakraoui had become withdrawn from the community after the attacks, only leaving his house to go to prayers.
Ameroud was reportedly convicted in 2003 as an accomplice in the assassination of the Afghan political and military leader, Ahmad Shah Massoud, two years earlier. One of those arrested on Friday, Tawfik A., was released 'after extensive questioning', the prosecutor's office said. The arrest comes after it was suggested another man, Mohammed Abrini, was the mysterious 'man in white' at the airport. Abrini is believed to have played a major role in organising the attacks in Brussels, in which 31 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
In a separate development yesterday, it emerged a security officer at a Belgian nuclear facility was shot dead two days after the Brussels bombings. It prompted new fears that terrorists are plotting to make a radioactive dirty bomb, although officials later stressed the murder was not terror-related.
Didier Prospero, 45 – hit by four bullets at close range – was found in the bathroom of his remote farmhouse by his three children when they returned from school on Thursday. Next to him lay his Beauceron guard dog, also shot dead. Despite prosecutors' insistence that there was no terrorism motive, it is known that atomic facilities in Belgium are being targeted by an Islamic State network operating across Europe.
Before they blew themselves up in the capital, Khalid and Ibrahim El-Bakraoui had been spying on a senior nuclear power official, prompting fears that they were planning a cataclysmic atrocity. One Belgian installation is only 90 miles from Kent. It later emerged that 11 workers from a nuclear plant east of Brussels had their site access revoked amid fears that the brothers had received 'insider help'.
Prospero lived with his wife Sarah and their children a mile from the town of Froidchapelle, close to the French border. Locals described him as an 'ordinary family man' and said the town was bewildered by the killing.

YOUNG GIRL KILLED IN BOUNCY CASTLE HORROR: TWO MEN ARRESTED AFTER A GIANT INFLATABLE WITH A CHILD ON IT IS BLOWN 150 YARDS ACROSS A PARK.

A young girl has died after strong winds blew a bouncy castle more than 150m across a park in Essex. The victim, thought to be seven years old, was taking part in an Easter celebration at Harlow Town Park, in Harlow, organised by Thurston Fun Fairs. She was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but was later confirmed to have died.

Essex Police confirmed a 24-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, both from Cambridgeshire, have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence and remain in police custody. Pictured: Police survey the wreckage of a bouncy castle that blew away in strong winds at an Easter fair in Harlow Town Park, Essex, in which a young girl was killed.

The girl is thought to have been seven years old and was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where she later died of her injuries. Police, pictured at the scene, have arrested two people on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. Ray Smith, of the Showmans Guild of Great Britain, said the incident was caused by a 'sudden gust'

Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate detectives are leading the investigation and have appealed for witnesses. It is thought the bouncy castle came loose from its 'moorings' and was blown away, with the child inside.

Ray Smith, a representative of the Showmans Guild of Great Britain, said the tragedy was due to a 'sudden gust'. He said: 'Had it been a consistent wind they would have closed down all the inflatables.' Asked about how the inflatables were set up he said: 'I know the (Thurston) family and I am very confident they had staked it out properly. 'Obviously there is a full investigation to be held into how this could have happened and to make sure it can never ever happen again.'

Emergency services were called at 4.15pm yesterday, with two ambulance crews and an East of England air ambulance arriving at the scene. The girl, from Norwich, was taken to Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, where she later died. Footage of the aftermath of the tragic incident show several ambulances and police cars at the scene, as the girl was treated in the park. Raindrops spatter the camera lens in the footage, uploaded to YouTube by Your Harlow Films, as stormy weather continues to buffet the park.

Police today launched a witness appeal asking for anyone who saw the incident to come forward. The deflated bouncy castle, decorated with characters from Disney's Toy Story, pictured at the park. Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon said he was asking town authorities to consider banning bouncy castles from the park after a second incident in the space of a year.

Flowers have been left at Harlow Town Park this morning, pictured, in tribute to the young girl. A spokesman said: 'We have launched an investigation after a girl died following an incident in Harlow Town Park in Edinburgh Way on Saturday, March 26.

'Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are leading this investigation and would like to speak to anybody who has any information or who witnessed the incident.'

Detective Inspector Daniel Stoten added: 'This is a very tragic incident where a young girl has lost her life. My deepest sympathies go out to her family.

'We are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding how the girl came to be injured and I urge anyone who was at the event and witnessed the incident to contact me.

'We are aware of video footage of the scene being circulated and ask anyone who captured the incident on camera to get in touch.'

Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon said locals have raised concerns at another tragic incident involving a bouncy castle in the space of a year. He said: 'In the past few hours a number of residents have contacted me asking how this could happen and what is being done.


'I will be asking the relevant authorities to start an urgent inquiry as to how this tragedy happened, and to find out who is responsible, especially given events last year, and to consider whether bouncy castles such as this should be banned from Harlow Town fairs, until we can be sure that they are completely safe, so such a horrific tragedy never happens again.'

It is the second bouncy castle disaster at Harlow Town Park in less than a year, after another collapsed with children inside in May 2015. It is thought the bouncy castle came loose from its moorings at around 4.15pm yesterday in the strong winds

The scene, pictured, remains cordoned off as officers continue their investigation into how the incident happened. Video footage, pictured, captured the aftermath of the incident as police and emergency services arrived. Horrified parents took to social media after the event claiming the bouncy castle 'did not look safe' and registered their shock at the events.

Terri Rickards, a Harlow mother who was at the park, described the scene on Facebook. She said: 'This is just devastating news. My two little ones were there today, both under the ages of five.

'We did not allow them on this bouncy castle as it just didn't look safe. The winds were just far too strong! I can't believe what I'm reading, such sad news. RIP little one.' Meanwhile on Twitter, Yvonne Hazard, who was in a nearby restaurant, tweeted: 'I was in the Toby opposite Harlow Park when the tragedy happened today. Just awful.

'A lady who came into Toby's saw it rolling over & over. We was all praying no one was still in it. Such a tragedy.' Emergency services were called to the scene at 4.15pm yesterday, and sent two ambulance crews and an air ambulance. Officers are working with the Health and Safety Executive as their investigations continue.

It is the second bouncy castle disaster at Harlow Town Park in less than a year, after another collapsed with children inside in May 2015.Parents who leapt into the inflatable to rescue their children described it as 'something out of a horror film'. Harlow Council officials visited the fair to carry out an investigation into what happened.

The bouncy castle was blown 150m across Harlow Town Park, after it came loose from its 'moorings'. Two paramedics run to where the bouncy castle landed after being blown 150m through the air by strong winds. Air ambulance crew members follow paramedics to the scene, where the little girl was treated before being taken to hospital where she later died of her injuries


A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service last night said: 'Our thoughts are with the friends and family involved on this sad day.' A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive said it was assisting police. Last year a bouncy castle collapsed while children were playing on it during a funfair in the park.


Harlow Council officers visited the site following the incident last May and suggested a number of health and safety improvements, including better stewarding of the event. It was reported at the time that three children had to be treated by paramedics when the inflatable castle collapsed on them. After news of Saturday's tragedy broke, Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon tweeted: 'My thoughts and heart go to family.'

BRAZIL PETROBRAS SCANDAL: FORMER PRESIDENT LULA DEFIANT.

Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to fight allegations that he was involved in a huge bribery scheme run by oil giant Petrobras. "I fear nothing," he said, after being interrogated on Friday over allegations that he received millions of dollars in illegal payments.

Lula, a left-wing icon, left office in 2011. His Workers' Party has been hit hard by the long-running scandal. His brief detention led to clashes outside his home near Sao Paulo. After his interrogation Lula told reporters he was the victim of a "prejudice as a working-class man", adding: "I escaped death from hunger when I was five... I was the best president to govern this country, the poorest of this country re-elected me because they could eat now."

He also said there had been no need for police to detain him. "If they wanted to hear from me, they only had to call and I would have gone, because I owe nothing to anyone and fear nothing."This was echoed by his successor, current President Dilma Rousseff, who said it had been "unnecessary" to take him into custody. The Petrobras inquiry, known as Operation Car Wash, has led to criminal proceedings against dozens of business executives and Workers' Party figures accused of taking part in the multibillion-dollar corruption scheme.

The Workers' Party has held the Brazilian presidency since 2003, both under Lula and Ms Rousseff. In the latest operations, police enforced 33 search and 11 detention warrants in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Bahia, officials said. Lula, 70, is suspected of receiving about 30m reais ($8m; £5.6m) in speaking fees and donations to his charity, the Lula Institute.

His home in Sao Bernardo do Campo was among the premises targeted, as was the headquarters of the institute in Sao Paulo. A supporter of former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struggles with police near his home, 4 March Prosecutor Carlos Fernando dos Santos Lima said: "Among the five largest donors to the Lula Institute, 60% of all the donations were paid by the five largest businessmen involved in the Car Wash scandal." A police statement quoted by Reuters news agency said: "There is evidence that the crimes enriched him and financed electoral campaigns and the treasury of his political group."

However, no charges have been brought against Lula so far. The institute said in a statement (in Portuguese) the "violence" against the former president was "arbitrary, illegal and unjustifiable", as he had been co-operating with the investigations. The Workers' Party called the operation a "political spectacle". Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva There is much more at stake in these investigations than just Lula's personal reputation. His legacy and the future of his political project for Brazil - which has shaped the country for the past 14 years - are also under scrutiny. Under his Workers' Party, Brazil has seen a period of spectacular economic growth and a fall in inequality.

And now, under the same party, the country is facing its worst recession in 25 years; critics point to the government's mistakes for creating the crisis. Lula has said he is prepared to run for president in 2018. However, in order for his political project to survive, he will have to clear his name and his party's. His detention is a major obstacle in his path. Markets in Brazil reacted strongly to the news. The value of the Brazilian currency, the real, surged 3% in the morning. Sao Paulo's main stock exchange index rose more than 4% in the initial hours of trading.