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A man killed two people on the evening of Monday October 16 in Brussels (Belgium), by shooting them before fleeing on a scooter. The two victims are Swedish tourists. The Belgian terrorist prosecution was contacted.
On the evening of Monday October 16 in Brussels (Belgium)a few minutes after receiving the alert, the Belgian police quickly moved in and cordoned off the neighborhood. On a video, we see a man in orange shoot two people, before fleeing on a scooter. Witness to the scene, a still shocked man said: “I saw this gentleman in his fluorescent orange outfit who came home. I heard gunshots. I was frozen and traumatized by what happened, because I couldn’t believe it.“
Reinforced controls at the Franco-Belgian border
The two victims are Swedish tourists who came to watch the match between Belgium and Sweden on Monday evening. The match was stopped at half-time, at the request of the Swedish players. 35,000 supporters remained confined within the stadium. On social networks, the Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander Of Croosays he is monitoring the situation very closely, and asks Brussels residents to be vigilant. The terrorist alert level has risen to 4 in Brussels, the highest since the 2016 attacks. The Belgian terrorist prosecution was contacted. Border controls with France have been strengthened.