Brussels shooting: Two people ‘wearing football shirts’ shot dead before Belgium’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden

TWO football fans have been shot dead in Brussels. The men, both wearing Swedish football shirts were killed in the street just after 7pm this evening. APPolice cordon off an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels[/caption] Witnesses say the men were shot several time outside a busy train station near the Heizel stadium. Video shared online shows the alleged gunman in a fluorescent orange jacket fleing the scene after using an automatic rifle. It comes as Sweden were tonight playing Belgium in a Euro qualifier match. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office said an investigation had been opened but did not speculate on the gunman’s motive. The shooting comes at a time of increased vigilance linked to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that has heightened tension in several European nations.