Obama congratulates Hollande, Belgian PM on Paris attacker's arrest

March 19, 2016 02:24

United States President Barack Obama telephoned French President Francois Hollande and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel to congratulate them for the arrest of top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam, officials said today.

"Obama called Hollande to congratulate him for the intervention," the French presidency was quoted by AFP as saying, hours after Abdeslam was arrested in Brussels.

'Congratulations from the President of the United States. Belgium and France stand united in the fight against terrorism,' Michel said on his official twitter account, adding a picture of himself on the phone, standing beside the French president.

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