Two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels on Monday (16 October) by an Islamist gunman, who was "neutralised" on Tuesday morning.
The killing took place on the Boulevard d'Ypres in the north of the city centre at around 7PM, not far from a Euro 2024 Sweden-Belgium football game that was called off.
Police initially told the crowd to stay put and urged everybody to avoid trips to the city centre, prior to evacuating the stadium.
They also raised Brussels' terrorist aler...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.