--- title: Belgian Police Request Help Finding Brussels Attack Suspect description: They are looking for a jacket he removed after leaving the attack scene. canonical: https://time.com/4285155/belgium-attack-police-suspect-help/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-07T15:22:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:33:04.898Z article:section: World og:title: Belgian Police Request Help Finding 'Man in the Hat' Suspect og:description: He's suspected of leaving a bomb at Brussels airport og:url: https://time.com/4285155/belgium-attack-police-suspect-help/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5efb9eeae0ba3340/69888e295f570fae21b20608/brussels-man-in-hat-jacket-police.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: brussels man in hat jacket police. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Belgian Police Request Help Finding 'Man in the Hat' Suspect twitter:description: He's suspected of leaving a bomb at Brussels airport twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5efb9eeae0ba3340/69888e295f570fae21b20608/brussels-man-in-hat-jacket-police.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Belgian Police Launch Campaign to Find 'Man in Hat'  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Apr 7, 2016 3:22 PM CUT  A photo taken during a press conference to present a police search notice for the third suspect from the Brussels airport attack at the headquarters of the Federal Prosecutor in Brussels on April 7, 2016 shows a scene from video footage showing the suspect leaving the site of the attack. A photo taken during a press conference to present a police search notice for the third suspect from the Brussels airport attack at the headquarters of the Federal Prosecutor in Brussels on April 7, 2016 shows a scene from video footage showing the suspect leaving the site of the attack.John Thys—AFP/Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Apr 7, 2016 3:22 PM CUT Belgian police released new photos on Thursday in a request for public assistance finding the “man in the hat,” who was caught on surveillance arriving to the Brussels airport with the two bombers March 22. In ongoing efforts to track down the man suspected of leaving a bomb at the airport, the police are asking for anyone who saw him walking into the city during the hour following the attack, as well as for information on a light-colored coat he removed during the walk, Reuters reports. “It is especially the coat which interests us,” said prosecutor Eric Van Der Sypt. The investigators had previously released his image, in which his face was obscured by a dark colored hat. The man kept the hat on while he walked into Brussels. 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