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The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility on Tuesday, October 17, for the shooting in Brussels which killed two Swedes the day before, saying that the attack targeted Sweden because of its membership in a global coalition fighting against jihadists. . “ISIS fighter carried out attack on Swedish nationals on Monday”, IS said in a statement published on Amaq, the organization’s press organ. In a video message of demand posted on social networks shortly after the attack, a man presenting himself as the attacker said he was inspired by ISIS.
The investigation into the suspect’s profile is progressing. This radicalized man suspected of having killed two Swedes on the evening of Monday October 16 and shot dead by the police on Tuesday morning in Brussels, had served a prison sentence in Sweden in the years 2012-2014, the Swedish migration office said. A little earlier, the federal prosecutor of Belgium, Frédéric Van Leeuw, had indicated that the hypothesis of a “lone wolf” was the most probable. At this stage there is no “no indication on a network” who would be at the origin of this terrorist attack, also affirmed the Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne. Follow our live stream.
A minute of silence observed in the European Parliament. Gathered in plenary session in Strasbourg, the deputies of the 27 member countries of the EU rose for a minute of silence, around 12:45 p.m., in tribute to the victims of the attack which occurred Monday evening in Brussels.
Security measures remain in force in Brussels. In a tweet published Tuesday morning, the Belgian crisis center announces that “Security measures currently remain in force: increased vigilance and reinforced visible police presence.” They will be “reevaluated during the day”.
An attacker who was “staying illegally” in Belgium. Lsuspect in Brussels attack “is a 45-year-old Tunisian who requested asylum in our country in November 2019”specified for his part the Belgian Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne. “P“As far as our services know, there was no concrete indication of radicalization.”