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Two people shot dead in Brussels ahead of Belgium vs Sweden football game

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Updated 20:39 16 Oct 2023 GMT+1Published 20:04 16 Oct 2023 GMT+1

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Two people shot dead in Brussels ahead of Belgium vs Sweden football game

Police said that two people have been killed in a shooting in central Brussels.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Two people have been killed in a shooting in central Brussels ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifier match that sees Belgium vs Sweden this evening (16 October).

Videos circulating on the internet show a man shooting a large weapon several times near a station believed to be near the Boulevard d'Ypres in central Brussels.

Two people have been shot and killed in central Brussels.
HATIM KAGHAT/Belga/AFP via Getty Images

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It was later reported that the gunman, who used an automatic rifle, fled the scene.

Belgian broadcasters have said the two victims, who were reportedly 'wearing football shirts', were Swedish.

Police said officers arrived soon at the scene and sealed off the immediate neighbourhood. Spokeswoman Ilse Vande Keere declined to expand on the circumstances of the shooting.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Prosecutor's office said an investigation has been opened but did not speculate on the gunman's motive.

At the time of writing, the Belgium vs Sweden score is 1-1, with kick off having started at 7:45 UK time.

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It is unclear whether or not the match will be halted.

Featured Image Credit: Alexander Hassenstein/UEFA/UEFA/Getty Images/Getty Stock Images

Topics: Sport, Football, News

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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