Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes
A man has been shot dead after he killed two Swedish nationals on Monday evening.
Abdesalem, 45, was shot in a cafe in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood.
Two Swedes were killed and a third injured in the automatic rifle attack on Monday.
The shooting took place on Boulevard d’Ypres – 3 miles from the stadium where Belgium was playing Sweden to qualify for the Euros 2024.
Brussels has been on its highest terror alert ever since.
The shooter is believed to be of Tunisian origin and was in Belgium illegally after his asylum application was rejected in 2020.
He posted a video online saying he had killed people in the name of God and the prosecutor’s office believes he was inspired by the Islamic State group.