Gelel Attar and Eric Van Der Sypt

Paris: The statement identified the suspect only by the initials J.A., and didn’t explain his suspected relationship to the Paris attackers, according to Toronto Star. But Belgian federal prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt told The Associated Press the suspect name is Gelel Attar, a dual Belgian-Moroccan national previously convicted in Belgium of involvement with a terrorist group. The man had travelled to Syria with one of the Paris suicide bombers, where he received military training and built relationships with Islamic State field commanders, including the mastermind of the Paris attacks, and others who threatened attacks in France and Belgium, the ministry said in a statement. The letters G and J are represented by the same letter in Arabic script. The Moroccan ministry said in a statement that the man was arrested Friday in the town of Mohammedia, near Casablanca, after travelling through Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. Several of the Islamic extremists who targeted a Paris rock concert, stadium and cafes on Nov. 13 had Moroccan origins and links to Belgium. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.