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Gunman kills 2 Swedes in central Brussels

Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night. The suspect created such fear that authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans inside for several hours as a precaution.

By Associated Press

Oct. 16, 2023

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Belgian police say that two people are dead in central Brussels in a shooting that raised the terror alert and halted an international soccer match at a stadium a few miles away.
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Police cordon off an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian police say that two people are dead in central Brussels after several shots were fired.
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Police cordon off an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian police say that two people are dead in central Brussels after several shots were fired.
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Supporters lit their mobile phones lights after suspension of the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Two Swedes were killed in a shooting late Monday in central Brussels, police said, prompting Belgium's prime minister and senior Cabinet minister to hunker down at their crisis center for an emergency meeting.
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Sweden supporters sit in the stands during the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Two Swedes were killed in a shooting late Monday in central Brussels, police said, prompting Belgium's prime minister and senior Cabinet minister to hunker down at their crisis center for an emergency meeting.
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A view of the empty field before the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium was suspended, in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Two Swedes were killed in a shooting late Monday in central Brussels, police said, prompting Belgium's prime minister and senior Cabinet minister to hunker down at their crisis center for an emergency meeting.
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Supporters are on the stands after suspension of the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. The match was abandoned at halftime after two Swedes were killed in a shooting in central Brussels before kickoff.
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Police patrol outside the King Baudouin Stadium, after a match between Belgium and Sweden was suspended, after a shooting in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level in the capital late Monday after the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels that Prime Minister Alexander De Croo linked to terrorism. The gunman remained at large.
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Police patrol outside the King Baudouin Stadium, after a match between Belgium and Sweden was suspended, after a shooting in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian authorities raised the terror alert to its highest level in the capital late Monday after the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels that Prime Minister Alexander De Croo linked to terrorism. The gunman remained at large.
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Police cordon off an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian police say that two people are dead in central Brussels after several shots were fired.
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Police and inspectors work in an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian police say that two people are dead in central Brussels after several shots were fired.
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Police and inspectors work in an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian police say that two people are dead in central Brussels after several shots were fired.
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Police and inspectors work in an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. Belgian police say that two people are dead in central Brussels after several shots were fired.
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Supporters wait to leave after suspension of the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. The match was abandoned at halftime after two Swedes were killed in a shooting in central Brussels before kickoff.
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Supporters walk away from the venue after suspension of the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16. The match was abandoned at halftime after two Swedes were killed in a shooting in central Brussels before kickoff.

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