Emergency services on the scene of a shooting in Brussels that left two people dead. The suspected shooter is still on the run.
Two people have been shot dead in Brussels by a lone gunman who is at large. The match between Belgium and Sweden is suspended, amid raised terror alertBrussels has been brought to a standstill after a gunman claiming to be a member of ISIS opened fire on a group of Swedish football fans - killing two people.
The match between Belgium and Sweden has now been suspended, with players and fans locked inside the stadium. The city's terror alert has been raised to a level 4 - its highest. The man is reported to have said he was avenging the stabbing of six-year-old US-Palestinian boy Wadea Al-Fayoume, who was knifed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, on Saturday morning.
A forensic examiner coombs the scene while Belgian police secure the area after a shooting in BrusselsAdvertisement The OCAD anti-terror center also said that the terror alert for the rest of the country was raised to its second-highest level. 'A horrible shooting in Brussels, and the perpetrator is actively being tracked down,' said Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden, adding that she was joining government talks at the National Crisis Center.
He is reported to have said he was avenging the stabbing of six-year-old US-Palestinian boy Wadea Al-Fayoume, who was knifed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, on Saturday morning. The suspect, who was wearing a crash helmet and fluorescent jacket, was brandishing a 'Kalashnikov-style' weapon, and had also fired at man in the lobby of a nearby building.The investigating source said: 'The alleged perpetrator has posted a video in which he is a member of ISIS'.
Advertisement The claim was also published by Sudinfo, one of the largest news outlets in Belgium, which said the Facebook post shows the man 'boasting about having murdered infidels.' A Brussels police spokesman said: 'We are talking about two people dead, and they are believed to be Swedish.'
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