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05-21-2016, 07:03 AM
Brother of Brussels bomber will compete for Belgium at Rio Olympics
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After winning Europe's taekwondo championship, Mourad Laachraoui is Rio-bound for the 2016 Summer Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/), where he'll*represent Belgium.*
But that's just the beginning of this story.*
Mourad once had an older brother named Najim Laachraoui.*Two months ago, Najim was one of three suicide bombers who attacked the Belgian capital of Brussels (http://mashable.com/category/brussels-attacks/)*and killed 32 victims. Najim also allegedly helped make bombs for last **vember's attacks in Paris, which left 130 dead.
**w Mourad is headed to the Olympics.
SEE ALSO: NFL star Patrick Willis is thriving in retirement as a Silicon Valley tech worker (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/patrick-willis-retirement-tech-open-source/)
Thursday night in Montreux, Switzerland,*Mourad*Laachraoui*beat Jesus Tortosa of Spain to win Europe's taekwondo championship in the 54-kilogram (119-pound) division.*Laachraoui's win*qualifies him for this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the AFP (https://www.afp.com/en/news/829/brother-brussels-bomber-wins-european-taekwondo-title)*reports.** Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/mourad-laachraoui-olympics/)
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After winning Europe's taekwondo championship, Mourad Laachraoui is Rio-bound for the 2016 Summer Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/), where he'll*represent Belgium.*
But that's just the beginning of this story.*
Mourad once had an older brother named Najim Laachraoui.*Two months ago, Najim was one of three suicide bombers who attacked the Belgian capital of Brussels (http://mashable.com/category/brussels-attacks/)*and killed 32 victims. Najim also allegedly helped make bombs for last **vember's attacks in Paris, which left 130 dead.
**w Mourad is headed to the Olympics.
SEE ALSO: NFL star Patrick Willis is thriving in retirement as a Silicon Valley tech worker (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/patrick-willis-retirement-tech-open-source/)
Thursday night in Montreux, Switzerland,*Mourad*Laachraoui*beat Jesus Tortosa of Spain to win Europe's taekwondo championship in the 54-kilogram (119-pound) division.*Laachraoui's win*qualifies him for this summer's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the AFP (https://www.afp.com/en/news/829/brother-brussels-bomber-wins-european-taekwondo-title)*reports.** Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/mourad-laachraoui-olympics/)
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