Man suspected of killing two in Brussels is shot dead by police

A man suspected of killing two Swedish nationals in Brussels has been shot dead by police, Belgium's interior minister has announced. Annelies Verlinden also confirmed that a weapon had been recovered from the scene.

It follows the killing of two Swedes in the Belgian capital last night (October 16), ahead of a football match between the two nations at the King Baudouin Stadium, which was later abandoned. Mr Verlinden told VRT radio this morning: “We have the good news that we found the individual."

Amateur videos posted on social media of Monday’s attack showed a man wearing an orange fluorescent vest pull up on a scooter, take out a large weapon and open fire on passers by before chasing them into a building to gun them down. Authorities had been searching for a 45-year-old suspected Tunisian extremist who was known to police and was living in Belgium illegally.

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Belgium's Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, described the shootings as 'terrorism' after the attack took place. He posted on X (formerly Twitter): “I have just offered my sincere condolences to @SwedishPM following tonight’s harrowing attack on Swedish citizens in Brussels.

"As close partners the fight against terrorism is a joint one." Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level in Brussels and the second-highest level across the rest of the country following the attack.

The Belgium vs Sweden football match, which was a qualifier for Euro 2024, was abandoned at half time. It was