According to '' '' , the assassins who killed anti-Taliban commander Ahmed Shah Massoud both came from Molenbeek . Hassan el-Haski , one of the 2004 Madrid terror bombers , came from Molenbeek . The perpetrator of the Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting , Mehdi Nemmouche , lived in Molenbeek for a time . Ayoub El Khazzani , the perpetrator of the 2015 Thalys train attack , stayed with his sister in Molenbeek . French police believe the weapons used in the Porte de Vincennes siege two days after the '' Charlie Hebdo '' shooting were sourced from Molenbeek . The bombers of the November 2015 Paris attacks were also traced to Molenbeek ; during the Molenbeek capture of Salah Abdeslam , an accomplice of the Paris bombers , protesters " threw stones and bottles at police and press during the arrest " , stated the Interior Minister of Belgium , Jan Jambon . Oussama Zariouh , the bomber of Brussels Central Station in June 2017 , lived in Molenbeek
bomber of Brussels Central Station in June 2017
June 2017 Brussels attack
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