Brussels shooting latest news: Gunman at large after Swedish football fans shot dead

A suspected terrorist has shot dead two Swedish football fans in Brussels. The shooting came as Belgium were hosting Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying match on Monday evening.

The match was abandoned at half-time and witnesses in the stadium said some 35,000 fans were ordered not to leave. The gunman is at large and was reportedly headed towards the King Baudouin national stadium.

Footage of the attack showed a man in fluorescent orange jacket and a white motorcycle helmet opening fire on several passers-by.

Earlier on Monday, the alleged terrorist, using the name Slayem Slouma, shared a social media post about a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy stabbed 26 times in Chicago. Mr Slouma wrote on Facebook that if the boy was Christian “it would have been called terrorism and not a brutal crime”.

The suspect was known to Belgium’s security services because of an apparent radicalisation before the attack, Belgian news service Sudinfo reported on Monday night.

Here is what the Islamic terrorist from Brussels says in a video: “Islamic salute to Allah Akbar. I appeal to Abdesalem Al Guilani and I am a fighter for Allah. I'm from the Islamic State. We love those who love us and we hate those who hate us. We live by our religion and die by… https://t.co/7zof1RdFPB pic.twitter.com/MsVEo9HqsP

— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) October 16, 2023

He seems to be still at large and tweets on X indicate he is still active, not in hiding. But until I know the  source is reputable I won’t repeat it. Let’s hope the police get to him shortly.  I thought Slayem sounded made up: in the last 15_minutes,

The suspect in the killing of two Swedish football fans has been identified by the Belgian federal prosecutors’ office as Abdesalem L, 45.