Attacks of November 13: Salah Abdeslam tested positive for Covid-19

The main accused in the trial of the November 13 attacks, Salah Abdeslam, tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday,

learned Tuesday, December 27 from civil party lawyers, confirming information from franceinfo.

The state of health of the most closely watched detainee in France, the only surviving member of the commandos of November 13, 2015, does not cause concern for the moment.

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But if the accused is still positive next week, the resumption of the trial, scheduled for January 4, may be threatened.

In the event of his absence from the hearing, his lawyers could effectively request a postponement.

The trial of the January 2015 attacks had in particular been suspended for several weeks when the main accused Ali Riza Polat had tested positive for Covid-19.

Salah Abdeslam will be tested again on Monday, on the eve of the resumption of the trial.

According to franceinfo, the building in which Salah Abdeslam is isolated is currently considered a

, or source of contagion.