- Police have reported that two persons were shot and killed on Monday night in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.
- Later, the victims’ Swedish nationality was confirmed by Belgium’s prime minister. The threat of terrorism in Brussels has reached its maximum point.
- The Belgium-Sweden Euro 2024 qualifier football match being played in the city has been abandoned, Uefa said.
- The shooter ran away and is still at large. Authorities claim to be treating the shooting as an act of terrorism.
- An Arabic-speaking individual who claimed to have carried out the act in the name of God was seen on social media posting a video.
- The man said he had killed three individuals in the video. Although the Federal Prosecutor’s office has acknowledged seeing the footage, it is unable to confirm that he is the shooter.
- A man in a vibrant jacket gets off a scooter while carrying what appears to be an assault-style weapon, according to a social media video posted by the daily Het Laatste Nieuws on Monday but unconfirmed by BBC News. He then enters a nearby glass-fronted business.
Source:
bbc
