The Belgian prosecutor’s office has opened a terror investigation after an Arabic-speaking man shot two people in the capital, Brussels.
The gunman is reportedly still at large, and being hunted by police, with the authorities raising the terror alert to the highest level.
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The office of the Belgian Prime Minister has confirmed the victims as Swedish citizens who were dressed in the football jersey of the national team who were playing a UEFA Euro qualifier against Belgium.
That game has been suspended after the Swedish team declined to come out after the halftime break. A video posted on social media shows a man chanting in Arabic that he carried out the attack in the name of Allah.
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