Terrorist attack in Brussels, two fans are killed. The Belgium-Sweden match is interrupted

2023-10-16 22:21:14, Sport CNA

Two people were shot dead in the Belgian capital, Brussels, this Monday evening.

About an hour before the match, a gunman killed two Swedish citizens, who had traveled to Brussels to follow their country's representative. A real terrorist attack that has caused chaos in the city and has raised the state of readiness of law enforcement who are looking for the person to the highest levels.

At halftime, when the score was 1-1, the teams were informed of what had happened and at the request of the Swedish side, the match was abandoned, as the Nordics did not want to play after such a serious event.

Meanwhile, the more than 30,000 people inside the stadium have been asked to stay inside the facility pending instructions from police, who want to avoid further trouble as long as there is a reported gunman in town. that he will continue to attack Swedish citizens.

A video posted on social media showed an Arabic-speaking man who said he carried out the attack in the name of God. The man in the clip added that he killed three people. The Federal Prosecutor's Office has confirmed that it has seen the video, but cannot confirm that he is the gunman.

The video and other footage of the attack are being verified by police, the BBC said. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said an investigation had been opened but did not speculate on the gunman's motive.

A social media video shared by newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws said on Monday, but not verified by BBC News, showed a man wearing a fluorescent jacket getting off a scooter armed with what appears to be a shotgun. attacker before entering a nearby glass facade of a building.

He then appears to have fatally shot at least one person. Police and emergency services cordoned off nearby streets.