Fans started to leave the Brussels Roi Baudouin Stadium, which hosted the European Football Championship qualifying match between the Belgian and Swedish national teams, which was suspended due to the terrorist attack in the Belgian capital. Het Laatste Nieuws.
As a result of the terrorist attack, two fans of the Swedish national team lost their lives. The terrorist shouted “Allahu Akbar” while committing the crime.
Later, a video appeared on social networks of the criminal in which he stated that he “killed infidels.” The terrorist was wearing an orange jacket. On his page on social networks there are posts dedicated to the armed conflict between Palestine and Israel.
The first half of the match ended with a score of 1-1. Swedish Viktor Diekeres took the lead with a goal in the 15th minute, and Romelu Lukaku equalized with a penalty in the 32nd minute.
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo called on the people of Brussels to be careful after an unidentified person attacked football fans in the city centre; The attacker managed to escape and is wanted. The crisis center also advised residents of the capital not to go out unless necessary.
Previous match between Belgium and Sweden interrupted for the murder of two Scandinavian fans.