Two Killed In Suspected Terror Attack In Brussels, One Injured

Brussels, October 17 (TNA) Two Swedish nationals have been shot dead and another injured in Brussels, in an attack which prosecutors are treating as terrorism, media reports say. In the aftermath of the shooting, Brussels has been put on its highest terror alert as the gunman, who appeared to have an assault rifle, remains at large. The Belgium-Sweden Euro 2024 qualifier football match being played in the city was abandoned.

A spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor, Eric van Duyse, urged the public to "go home and stay at home as long as the threat has not been eradicated". He said a man claiming to be the attacker had said in a video on social media he had been inspired by the Islamic State group.

A video shows an Arabic-speaking man saying he carried out the attack in the name of God and that he killed three people. The video and others uploaded during the attack are being verified by police.

Federal prosecutors say a terrorism inquiry has been opened over the shooting on the Boulevard d'Ypres.