Brussels attack, fans stuck in the stadium in fear and dismay. PHOTO

TERROR IN BRUSSELS

• A man armed with a Kalashnikov opened fire shortly after 7pm in the center of Brussels, on Boulevard d’Ypres. He killed two people and injured others. The victims are Swedish citizens, it is assumed fans who were supposed to attend the Belgium-Sweden match which was first suspended and then definitively canceled

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THE FANS BLOCKED

• The fans were stuck inside the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels waiting to understand from the authorities what procedures to put in place for the evacuation

RESULT STILL AT 1-1

• Inside the stadium, which is not completely full but has around 30 thousand spectators, everything remained under control but it was decided between the Belgian authorities and UEFA to first suspend and then definitively interrupt the match with the first half ending on the score by 1-1

PLAYERS’ CHOICE

• The teams never returned to the field after the break. According to a source, it was the players who decided not to play the match and had the match stopped

THE DISAPPOINTMENT AND FEAR OF THE FANS

THE AUDIENCE IN THE STANDS

• Around 30 thousand people attended the King Baudouin stadium to watch the match

THE GESTURE OF SOLIDARITY

• Gesture of solidarity from the Belgians towards the Swedes, after the match between the two national teams was suspended following the attack in the center of Brussels. The fans stuck inside the stadium all together lit up their mobile phone torches as a sign of solidarity with the Swedish victims of the attacker. Several rounds of applause were directed towards the stands where the Sweden fans were sitting.

MAXIMUM ALERT

• In Belgium the alert level has been raised to 4 and security measures have been increased near the King Baudouin stadium

THE PLAYERS ON THE FIELD BEFORE THE STOP

• According to reports in the Belgian press, the Belgian and especially Swedish players have decided not to return to the pitch for the second half

THE CAPTAIN OF BELGIUM

• Lukaku on the pitch shortly before the match was stopped. The Belgian had scored from a penalty to equalize Gyökeres’ initial Swedish lead