Brussels shooting suspect killed – Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Brussels, October 17 (Reporter Pan Geping) The Belgian Federal Prosecution Office issued a communiqué on the 17th stating that the Belgian police shot and killed the suspect in the Brussels shooting on the evening of the 16th during a raid that day, and seized the weapon used in the crime. The suspect was taken to the hospital and died after treatment failed.
At present, the prosecutor has confirmed the identity of the suspect. The suspect is a 45-year-old Tunisian man who is illegally staying in Belgium and lives in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels. In 2019, his asylum application to the Belgian authorities was rejected.
A shooting occurred in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on the evening of the 16th. Two Swedish fans were killed and another person was injured. The suspect escaped on the spot. Belgium’s National Crisis Center announced that night that the security alert level in the Brussels region had been raised to the highest level 4. On the 17th, the Brussels region still maintained a high alert level and increased police deployment in some sensitive areas. Relevant departments are currently conducting in-depth investigations.
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