Thousands of soccer fans were kept inside Belgium's national stadium for about 2 1/2 hours after a game between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime following the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels before kickoff.
The Euro qualifier soccer match between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime after 2 Swedes were shot and killed in Brussels before kickoff.Thousands of soccer fans were kept inside Belgium's national stadium for about 2 1/2 hours Monday after a game between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime following a gunman fatally shooting two Swedes in Brussels before kickoff.
Manu Leroy, the CEO of the Belgian soccer union, said he discovered 10 minutes before kickoff that "something serious" had happened in downtown Brussels. "During the evening, a claim of responsibility was posted on social media, having been recorded by a person claiming to be the assailant. This person claims to be inspired by Islamic State," Van Duyse said. "The Swedish nationality of the victims was put forward as the probable motive for the act. At this time, no element indicates a possible link with the Israeli-Palestinian situation."Fans remained patient well into the night and were still chanting as midnight approached.
The sight of fans locked inside a major European stadium was reminiscent of the scenes at the Stade de France outside Paris when France's national stadium came under assault from Islamic State extremists during a match between France and Germany on Nov. 13, 2015.
Belgium's crisis center raised the level of threat in Brussels to the highest possible and asked citizens to avoid unnecessary travel.
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