"From Molenbeek to Molenbeek," ran the headline in Le Soir, neatly summing up Abdeslam's trajectory from the gritty Brussels neighbourhood he called home to the November 13 attacks in Paris which claimed 130 lives, and then back again, to his dramatic capture Friday.
"This spectacular arrest allows Belgium to dust off its pride," editor in chief Beatrice Delvaux wrote in Le Soir daily.
"It has to be said that Belgium's reputation was at rock bottom with Abdeslam on the run, not only a security threat but also a direct challenge to the authorities," Delvaux said, according to AFP.