It comes after a gunman killed two Swedish nationals at a football match on Monday evening
Police cordon the area after a police operation in Schaerbeek near Brussels Police in Brussels have shot a man after a gunman killed two Swedish nationals at a football match on Monday evening.neighbourhood after a suspect was spotted by people on a bus, local media reported.
A man, who identified himself as a member of the Islamic State, claimed responsibility for Monday’s double killing in a video posted online. Monday night’s shooting took place near Sainctelette Plein, to the north of the city centre – around five kilometres from the King Baudouin Stadium, shortly before Sweden were due to play in a Euro qualifier match against Belgium.
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