The hypothesis of a “lone wolf” is the most probable, after the attack which cost the lives of two Swedes, Monday October 16, in Brussels, declared the federal prosecutor of Belgium, Frédéric Van Leeuw, during a press conference. The suspected shooter was shot dead by police on Tuesday morning during his arrest in the town of Schaerbeek. 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 was 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.”