<p>In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, the working-class district of Molenbeek, in the suburbs of the Belgian capital Brussels, was blamed. As the days passed, the investigation confirmed that a "Molenbeek cell" was involved in the planning and execution of France's worst ever terrorist attacks, in which 130 people were killed and hundreds more injured.</p><br />The investigation revealed that four of the nine Paris attackers were of Belgian origin, including the ringleader of the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who was on a terror watchlist and wanted in Belgium. Since mid-November, eleven people have been arrested and charged in Belgium. A key suspect, Salah Abdeslam, and his friend Mohamed Abrini, still at large, are both from Molenbeek.<br />But for the vast majority of the district’s residents, would-be jihadists and recruiters are a minority and the neighbourhood is above all a "big family". A few weeks after the Paris attacks, original initiatives emerged to try to show visitors a different side of Molenbeek. Our team in Brussels reports.<br />A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett, Anna Kowalska, Aline Schmidt and Claire Pryde<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
