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Belgium has conceded another blunder in its investigation into the plotters of the attacks last week on Brussels, appealing to the public for help and saying the real suspect remained at large.

The attacks in Brussels Tuesday were carried out by two brothers who detonated suicide bombs, Belgian officials said, as police continued an intense hunt for at least one other participant in the attacks. The toll from the assaults stood at 31 dead and 270 injured.

The sanctions — essentially limiting the Episcopal Church’s participation in Anglican Communion affairs — do not call for any change in policy by the American church..

France and Belgium moved aggressively to strengthen the hand of their security forces, pushing Europe more deeply into a debate that has raged in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001: how to balance counterterrorism efforts and civil liberties.

When the family of Abdelhamid Abaaoud received word from Syria last fall that he had been killed fighting for the Islamic State, they rejoiced. But it hadn't happened.

The Belgian man suspected of plotting the Paris terrorist attacks was a target of Western airstrikes on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, as recently as last month, according to a European security official.

The hunt for those responsible for the Paris terrorist attacks escalated on Monday as French officials identified a 27-year-old Belgian who fought for the Islamic State in Syria as the chief architect of the assaults and the police in France and Belgium conducted extensive raids seeking other suspects.