A 45-year-old Tunisian gunman, suspected of killing two Swedish football fans in Brussels, was shot and killed by police in a cafe. The attacker claimed responsibility for the attack in a video posted online and identified himself as a member of Islamic State. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called for stronger EU border security and increased vigilance. The attacker was known to Belgian police and had unsuccessfully sought asylum in Belgium in 2019. The shooting occurred during heightened security concerns in Europe, although there is no evidence linking the attack to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Police in Belgium s Schaerbeek municipality have neutralized a person who may have been involved in the shooting attack in Brussels on October 16, a Belgian broadcaster reported on Tuesday.