BRUSSELS- Belgian police have gunned down the man responsible for the fatal shooting of two Swedish nationals in Brussels, the country’s interior minister said.
The announcement came on Tuesday morning by Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden on broadcaster VRT came shortly after federal prosecutors said that a suspect in the case had been shot.
Two Swedish citizens were shot dead and a third person injured earlier on Monday in what Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo called a terrorist attack.
The shooting took place after thousands of Swedes arrived in Brussels for a football match, the Euro 2024 qualifying tie was abandoned at half-time and spectators were evacuated.
Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in a press conference early on Tuesday said the attacker was identified as a man of Tunisian origin who was living in the country illegally after his asylum claim was rejected
The attack prompted the city to raise its threat level, including increased security measures in a number of sensitive locations, especially places connected to the Swedish community. (dpa/NAN)
