Europe 1 with AFP 2:02 p.m., September 8, 2021

Salah Abdeslam, the main accused in the November 13 attacks trial, was asked to disclose his identity at the opening of the hearing.

Presenting himself as "an ISIS fighter", he said there was "no god but Allah".

The main accused in the trial of the November 13 attacks, Salah Abdeslam, declared Wednesday in his opening words to the court that there is "no god but Allah", while he was asked to decline his claim. identity at the opening of the hearing.

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"First of all, I want to testify that there is no god apart from Allah and that Mohamed is his messenger," said the only surviving member of the commandos who killed 130 people in Paris.

Asked then about his profession, he replied: "I gave up any profession to become a fighter of the Islamic State".