Brussels bombers had planned new attack in France – prosecutors

A man places flowers on a street memorial following Tuesday"s bomb attacks in Brussels, Belgium, March 23, 2016. REUTERS

The planners behind the March 22 bombings in Brussels which killed 32 people had initially planned to hit France for a second time but struck closer to home as investigators made arrests among key suspects, Belgian prosecutors said on Sunday.

Investigations into the Nov. 13 Paris attacks which killed 130 people showed many of the attackers lived in Belgium, including key suspects Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini who evaded police for four months after November's killings.