According to media reports, a man has opened fire with an automatic rifle on people in a square in the district of Molenbeek.
Several people have been injured and, according to Belgian police, two Swedish citizens have been killed, reports Reuters. At least one of them must have had a Swedish national team shirt on.
The suspected shooter, who was wearing a helmet and an orange warning vest, reportedly fled the scene on a motorcycle.
According to several media, the man is said to have shouted out “Allahu akbar” before he fired his weapon.
Reinfeldt escorted away
In a video clip published by several Belgian media, several shots are heard while people around flee.
According to Belgian South info there has also been a film spread in which a man claims to belong to the terrorist movement IS and to be looking for “revenge on Muslims”.
According to information to TV4 Nyheterna, Fredrik Reinfeldt, chairman of the Swedish Football Association, has been escorted away from the stands by the national team’s security officer.
– First they disappeared out of the stands in some room behind. Then we saw how they made their way down from the stands towards the pitch and disappeared into the catacombs, says Fotbollskanalen’s Andreas Sundberg, who is there and follows Sweden’s match.
Håkan Sjöstrand, general secretary of the football association, was also taken away from the stands
No arrests
During the evening, Sweden plays European football qualifiers against Belgium in Brussels – just five kilometers from the suspected crime scene.
TV4 Nyheterna has been in contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which confirms that they have read the media information.
– We are investigating the data, says press communicator Tomas Vanecek.
No one has been arrested.
The text is updated.
Tip TV4 News
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