Shooting in Belgium, at least two people dead in Brussels. Terrorism hypothesis

SHOOTS IN BRUSSELS

• A man opened fire in Brussels, in the city center, near Place Saintelette, between boulevard du Neuvième de Ligne and Sainctelette. The shooting occurred around 7.15pm of 16 October, the Belgium – Sweden match was played in the evening which was first suspended and then canceled in light of the incident

Shooting in the center of Brussels, at least two dead

TWO VICTIMS

• Two nationals died as a result of the shooting Swedish. This could have been deduced from the images of a video in which the victims are wearing Swedish national team shirts

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FLEEING ATTACKER

• Witnesses reported seeing escape on a scooter an armed man, wearing an orange vest. He allegedly shot in the lobby of a building and then at people in a taxi. He would fire a Kalashnikov in different directions

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TERRORISM HYPOTHESIS

• The police suspect terrorism because the man allegedly shouted: “Allah Akbar“. The site SudInfo The CapitalWalloon newspaper, reports that the suspected perpetrator of the attack shot a video, published it on social media and then removed it from Facebook, claiming his membership to ISIS and boasting of having killed infidels

THE VIDEO OF THE ATTACKER

• “I have avenged for Muslims. I’ve killed three Swedes now. We live for religion and we die for religion. I am ready to meet God happy and serene”, would be the claim of the man who claims to be the author of the shooting in the center of Brussels

THE DECLARATION OF BELONGING TO THE ISLAMIC STATE

• After saying his name and surname, again in the video the terrorist explained that he was “a fighter for Allah”. “I’m from the Islamic State. We love those who love us – he added – and we hate those who hate us. We live for our religion and we die for our religion.” “Your brother took revenge in the name of Muslims – he said again – So far I have killed 3 Swedes. Those to whom I have done something wrong, may they forgive me. And I forgive everyone”

BELGIUM STRENGTHENS ALERT LEVEL

• Following the affair, Belgium brought the alert level four, the expected maximum. Security has also been strengthened around the stadium where the match between Belgium and Sweden is being held

EMERGENCY SERVICES MOBILIZED

• The Belgian National Crisis Center has announced that i emergency and police services they are mobilized. After the shooting, the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice went to the National Crisis Center to monitor the situation

THE PRIME MINISTER’S CONDOLENCES

• The Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Crooexpressed the “most sincere condolences to the loved ones of the victims of the cowardly attack in Brussels”. He then confirmed that he went with the Ministers of Justice and the Interior to the National Crisis Center for monitor the situation and asked the citizens of Brussels “to be vigilant”

THE SITUATION AT THE STADIUM

• The attacker, in the video, added that he was headed to stadium, where security measures have been strengthened. Shortly after the shooting, Brussels Mayor Philippe Close said police had mobilized across the city

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