Trial November 13: four defendants including Abdeslam refuse to appear at the hearing

The hearing for the November 13 attacks resumed Thursday in the absence of four defendants, including Salah Abdeslam, who refused to appear in court.

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Salah Abdeslam, Mohamed Abrini, Sofien Ayari and Osama Krayem refused to join the box to protest against the physical absence at the stand and the anonymization of Belgian investigators who are due to testify Thursday before the special assize court in Paris.