US EditionPolice shoot dead suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a Brussels street
- The Belgium Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden was abandoned after a shooting incident, which is being investigated for possible terrorist motivations. The suspect, identified as Abdesalem L, opened fire on passersby before chasing them into a building.
- The attack took place near King Baudouin Stadium and the Swedish supporters were given security protection.
- Authorities had been searching for the suspected Tunisian extremist, who was living illegally in Belgium.
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Gunman Who Killed 2 Swedes In Brussels Was Known To Police, Say Officials
A man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans and wounding another in Brussels was a 45-year-old Tunisian who had an asylum application rejected in 2020 but continued to live in Belgium illegally, according to Belgian officials. After an overnight manhunt, police fatally shot the suspect at a cafe in the Schaerbeek district of northern Brussels on Tuesday morning, a day after his deadly attack, which prosecutors are treating as an a…
Brussels gunman who killed two Swedes shot dead by police
A Tunisian gunman suspected of killing two Swedish football fans in Brussels died on Tuesday after being shot by police in a cafe, hours after an attack which Sweden's prime minister said showed Europe must bolster security to protect itself.
Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected of shooting 3 Swedish soccer fans, killing 2 of them
Authorities in the Belgian capital shot and killed a Tunisian national on Tuesday hours after they say he gunned down three Swedish soccer fans, killing two of them, and posted a video online in which he claimed credit for the attack and said the Quran was “a red line for which he is ready to sacrifice himself.”
Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected in shootings
By Lorne Cook, Sylvain Plazy and Raf Casert | Associated Press BRUSSELS — Authorities in the Belgian capital shot and killed a Tunisian national on Tuesday hours after they say he gunned down three Swedish soccer fans, killing two of them, and posted a video online in which he claimed credit for the attack and said the Quran was “a red line for which he is ready to sacrifice himself.” Investigators are still trying to determine the motive for Mo…
Suspected terrorist who killed 2 Swedish soccer fans in Belgium was shot and killed by police
Belgian Police patrol the Grand Place in central Brussels, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, following the shooting of two Swedish soccer fans were shot by a suspected Tunisian extremist on Monday night. Police say they have shot and killed the suspect.Martin Meissner, Associated Press A gunman suspected of terrorism motives shot and killed two Swedish soccer fans Monday night on a street in Brussels, Belgium. Belgian police shot and killed the suspect T…
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