Belgium authorities shot and killed the suspect they believed carried out a terror attack near the Belgian national stadium, while the Belgium-Sweden soccer match was being played.
Police in Belgium shot and killed a suspected Tunisian extremist on Tuesday who was believed to be responsible for killing two Swedish soccer fans the day before.
The two victims were watching the Belgium-Sweden soccer match at a private party but decided to leave early. The suspect is accused of pursuing them along a Brussels street, shooting them and fleeing the scene, prompting an hourslong manhunt, authorities said.
Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden told broadcaster VRT that authorities eventually found the suspect, who was identified as a 45-year-old man, after searching for several hours in the Belgian capital: « We have the good news that we found the individual. » She said authorities also recovered the weapon believed to have been used in the shooting.
The federal prosecutor’s office said police shot the suspect in the Schaerbeek neighborhood, where the rampage had taken place. It also told The Associated Press: « There are strong presumptions but no certainties » the now-deceased suspect was responsible for the initial shooting.
During Monday’s attack, a suspect wearing an orange fluorescent vest pulled up on a scooter, took out a gun and brazenly opened fire on two people walking along a street before chasing them into a building to gun them down, amateur videos posted on social media appeared to show.
