Watch view of police cordon close to where Brussels shooting suspect killed by police
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Your support makes all the difference.Watch a view of the cordon set up close to where police shot a gunman suspected of killing two Swedish citizens in Brussels.
Footage shared online showed a man dressed in an orange jacket unloading several shots, using a large weapon, in the centre of Belgium’s capital on Monday night (16 October).
He was reportedly seen leaving the crime scene on a scooter, triggering a massive manhunt and prompting Belgium to raise its terror alert to the highest level.
The suspected assailant was shot in a cafe in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood, Belgian media reported on Tuesday morning.
A 45-year-old Tunisian man, suspected of the killings, died in hospital from his wounds.
Belgium’s federal prosecution office confirmed the information reported by the media, telling Reuters it was still uncertain if the person shot is indeed the assailant.
The violent incident came ahead of a Euro 2024 qualifier game between Sweden and Belgium at the Heysel Stadium, some three miles away.
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