A court in Brussels has recently concluded a long trial, finding six men guilty of terrorist murder in connection with the devastating suicide bomb attacks that occurred in March 2016.

The attacks claimed the lives of 32 people at the city's airport and a metro station. Interestingly, some of the individuals on trial had previously been convicted for their involvement in the Paris terror attacks that took place several months prior.

Notably, Salah Abdeslam, aged 33, who was arrested just days before the Brussels bombings, had already been found guilty in France for his role in the November 2015 Paris bomb and gun attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 130 people.

Following the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam sought refuge in Belgium and denied any involvement in the subsequent Brussels bombings that occurred four months later.

However, the court in Brussels has now found him guilty of murder and attempted murder in connection with both sets of attacks.

Another individual convicted for his role in both the Paris and Brussels bombings is Mohamed Abrini, famously known as the "man in the hat." CCTV footage captured him fleeing Zaventem airport after his explosives failed to detonate.

Abrini was arrested in Brussels a few weeks later along with other suspects. In contrast to Abdeslam, he admitted to his involvement in the attacks and confessed to preparing the explosives used in the bombings.

The court in Brussels has also found four other men guilty of terrorist murder in connection with the March 2016 attacks. Osama Krayem, who was seen with the Metro bomber at Maelbeek station, carried a backpack filled with explosives but did not detonate them. Oussama Atar, a Belgian-Moroccan jihadist suspected of planning the Paris attacks from Syria, was tried in absentia and is believed to have died in Syria.

Additionally, two men, one Tunisian and one Rwandan, were cleared of murder charges but were convicted of participating in terrorist activities, alongside the other six. Smail and Ibrahim Farisi, two brothers, were acquitted of all charges.

The attacks occurred on 22nd March 2016 in Brussels, with two bombs exploding in the departures hall at Zaventem airport, resulting in 16 fatalities. Subsequently, another explosion occurred on a train at Maelbeek metro station, close to EU institutions, claiming the lives of 16 more people. The attacks left hundreds injured.

Mathilde Reumaux and her husband survived the Brussels metro bombing unharmed, but the traumatic scenes they witnessed left a lasting impact.

The recent verdict found six men guilty of terrorist murder, including Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini, who were involved in both the Brussels and Paris attacks. The court also recognized three additional individuals who died in the aftermath of the bombings as victims, raising the death toll to 35.

The judge highlighted that the attacks directly contributed to their deaths. Reumaux welcomed the verdict and commended the jury's thoroughness in the seven-month trial, which involved hundreds of testimonies.

The bombings in Brussels on March 22, 2016, continue to resonate as a tragic reminder of the devastating impact of terrorism on innocent lives.