The Belgian authorities has described Monday’s deadly taking pictures of two Swedish residents in Brussels as terrorism and deployed extra police to cease the suspect from crossing the border.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo described the assault as “harrowing” and despatched condolences to his Swedish colleague. “As shut companions, the battle towards terrorism is a joint one,” he added.
“Belgium and Sweden are united towards terror,” mentioned Belgian Overseas Minister Hadja Lahbib, additionally sending condolences to Stockholm. Lahbib added that she was “horrified by the terrorist assault” within the coronary heart of Brussels and that “all needed means should be mobilized to fight radicalism.”
The 2 victims have been gunned down round 7:15 native time within the middle of Brussels. Police presume they have been followers of the Swedish nationwide staff who have been visiting the Belgian capital. The Sweden-Belgium qualifier for Euro 2024, underway on the Heysel Stadium, was stopped at half-time and the followers have been locked contained in the venue as a safety measure.
Unverified footage making rounds on social media confirmed a suspect, sporting an orange high-visibility jacket and a white helmet, getting off a scooter earlier than opening hearth on the street. The person adopted the fleeing civilians into a close-by residential constructing, fired a number of extra photographs from his rifle, and fled on the scooter.
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