Share
16th October 2023
07:59pm BST
Two people have been shot dead in central Brussels.
The two victims were both wearing Swedish football shirts, reports Sky News, ahead of the nation's Euro qualifier match against Belgium this evening.
The shooting took place near Saincteletteplein according to Het Laatste, a Dutch-language newspaper based in Antwerp.
At the time of writing the suspect is reportedly at large.
Belgian media have reportedly aired amateur videos showing a man shooting several times in the capital near a train station using a large weapon.
In footage shared to social media a man can be seen wearing an orange jacket carrying what appears to be a rifle.
The man opens fire and chases one person into a building before shooting them multiple times at extremely close range.
A Belgian broadcaster has also claimed that both victims were Swedish nationals.
Police spokeswoman Ilse Vande Keere said officers arrived soon at the scene, and sealed off the immediate neighborhood.
She declined to elaborate on the circumstances of the shooting.
