Two people killed in a shooting in Brussels, says Belgian police

Belgian police say two Swedish nationals have been killed in a shooting in central Brussels. The two victims were wearing Sweden football shirts at the time of the shooting. Sweden is playing Belgium in a Euro qualifier match this evening in a stadium around five kilometres away from where the shooting occurred. No suspects have yet been arrested. A local news reported the gunman claimed he was a member of ISIS and wanted to “avenge Muslims”.
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