JUST NOW: Several shot in Brussels - at least two dead

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Shooting in Brussels - person in Swedish national team shirt dead 

 

Emil Forsberg  

 

Updated 20.47 | Published 20.21  

 

Action after the shooting in Brussels on Monday night. Photo: Belga  

 

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Three people have been shot in central Brusselsl, local media reports.  

 

Two people have been confirmed dead. One of them is said to have worn a Swedish national team shirt, writes Sudinfo.  

 

The shooting occurred just five kilometers from the football arena where Sweden will play in the European Championship qualifier against Belgium. 

 

A video from the scene shows the man shouting "Allahu akbar" in connection with the shots being fired.

 

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Task: Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels  

 

Two Swedish citizens have been killed in a shooting in Brussels, according to information to the Belgian Sudinfo. The police have confirmed that the two dead are Swedish citizens, according to the news site 7syr7. According to the reports, they wore Swedish match shirts and were on their way to the European Championship qualifier between Belgium and Sweden.  

 

The perpetrator is said to have shot around with automatic weapons and shouted "Allahu akbar", according to information to several Belgian media.  

 

In a reader video published by Het Laatste Nieuws, several shots are heard and a person wearing a reflective vest is seen shooting from afar while people around flee. The suspected perpetrator then jumps on a motorcycle and drives away.