Editing Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (section)

=====November 2015 Paris attacks=====
{{Main|November 2015 Paris attacks}}

At least four of the terrorists in the [[November 2015 Paris attacks]]—the brothers [[Brahim Abdeslam|Brahim]] and [[Salah Abdeslam]], alleged accomplice [[Mohamed Abrini]], and the alleged mastermind [[Abdelhamid Abaaoud]]—grew up and lived in Molenbeek. According to former French President [[François Hollande]], that was also where they organised the attacks.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paris-attacks-mastermind-abaaoud-1.3320483 |title=Paris attacks: Belgian Abdelhamid Abaaoud identified as presumed mastermind |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date=16 November 2015|access-date=16 November 2015}}</ref> On 18 March 2016, Salah Abdeslam, a suspected accomplice in those attacks, was captured in [[2016 Brussels police raids|two anti-terrorist raids in Molenbeek]] that killed another suspect and injured two others. At least one other suspect remains at large.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 March 2016|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/15/europe/brussels-paris-attacks-shots-fired/index.html|title=Shots in Brussels raid tied to Paris attacks|publisher=CNN|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=15 March 2016|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35809974|title=Gunfire in Brussels raid on 'Paris attacks suspects'|publisher=BBC News|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="BBC1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35860157|title=Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam 'worth his weight in gold'|publisher=BBC News|date=21 March 2016|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> Ibrahim (born 9 October 1986 in Brussels) was involved in the attempted robbery of a [[bureau de change|currency exchange]] office in January 2010, where he shot at police with a [[Kalashnikov rifle]]. The then-mayor of Brussels, [[Freddy Thielemans]], and the then-mayor of Molenbeek, [[Philippe Moureaux]], described the shooting as a "''{{lang|fr|fait divers}}''" (a small daily news item) and "normal in a large city", causing controversy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnenland/article/detail/1061949/2010/02/02/Schietpartij-in-Anderlecht-was-fait-divers.dhtml |title=Schietpartij in Anderlecht was fait divers |date=2 February 2010 |access-date=23 March 2016 |newspaper=Het Laatste Nieuws}}</ref>