2023-10-16 22:49:27
By Le Figaro
Published 28 minutes ago, Updated 4 minutes ago
The supporters present in the stadium, worried. JOHN THYS / AFP
This Monday evening on the sidelines of qualifying for Euro 2024, the meeting was stopped after a man, still on the run, killed two probably Swedish supporters.
On the sidelines of qualifying for Euro 2024, the match between Belgium and Sweden was stopped at half-time. Just before the encounter, a man opened fire and killed two people. The perpetrator of the shooting, wearing a fluorescent yellow vest and carrying an automatic rifle, allegedly claimed membership in the Islamic State and boasted of having killed disbelievers.
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Those involved in the match were warned in the locker room and play never resumed. In the stands, some supporters and journalists tried to leave the stadium but the stadium announcer asked that everyone stay in the enclosure, where they are safe. The two victims are of Swedish nationality, according to the Belgian media The last news. The terrorist trail would be favored, according to the Belgian media The evening. Authorities reportedly found several videos of the suspect, some of which make references to the Caliph and the Islamic State. According to information from our colleagues at the RTBF, the shooter allegedly previously shot a person in an entrance hall, before targeting two people in a taxi. On the social network X, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo called for vigilance. Note that the federal prosecutor’s office, responsible for terrorism, is responsible for the investigation. As we speak, supporters and players are still confined within the stadium. The Belgian crisis center announced that “the authorities are examining how to get supporters out of the stadium safely.”
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