2 Swedish Football Fans Lost their Life in Brussels Shooting After Being shot By Police
Date : 17th October
Location: Brussels, Belgium
THE SOIL – It was only hours after an incident that Sweden’s prime minister said demonstrated the need for Europe to increase security in order to protect itself that a Tunisian shooter accused of killing two Swedish football fans died in Brussels Shooting on Tuesday after being shot by police in a cafe.
In addition to claiming credit in an online video, the 45-year-old is suspected of injuring another Swedish national during his attack in central Brussels on Monday night. He has declared himself as a member of the Islamic State.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson advocated for tighter border controls in Europe, saying, “This is a time for more security, we can’t be naive,” at a news conference in Stockholm.
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Hamas Conflict Causing Increased Security Worries in Europe
The shooting occurred during a period when the Israel-Hamas conflict was causing increased security worries throughout a large portion of Europe.
According to an RTBF station, a federal prosecutor in Belgium had previously stated that there was no proof connecting the assailant to the recent uptick in violence between Israel and Palestinian terrorists, but that conclusion has since been changed.
After Koran burnings infuriated Muslims and sparked threats from jihadists, Sweden elevated its terrorist alert to the second-highest level in August and issued a warning about an uptick in threats against Swedes both at home and abroad.
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Attacker Claimed that he had Slain Swedes to Exact Revenge on Muslims
The Het Laatste Nieuws newspaper website released video footage of the attack, which showed a man with an orange jacket riding a scooter at a street intersection and brandishing a rifle. He fired five rounds at first, then followed the running victims into a building before firing again.
The attacker claimed in a media transcript that he had slain Swedes in order to exact revenge on Muslims for a video message he had recorded.
Two men, one from the Stockholm region and the other from outside, were identified as the victims by Sweden’s foreign ministry. The man who was injured, also aged about 70, was still being treated at a hospital.
All European States Are Vulnerable
President Emmanuel Macron denounced the attack in Brussels as “barbaric Islamic terrorism” just after a teacher in northern France was tragically stabbed.
Speaking of a “resurgence of Islamist terrorism,” Macron stated on Tuesday that “all European states are vulnerable.”
The suspected gunman identified himself as Abdesalem Al Guilani in a social media video.
According to Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, he was living in Belgium illegally, had attempted a failed asylum application there in 2019, and Belgian authorities were aware of his involvement in people smuggling.
After the shooting, he ran away just as a football match between Sweden and Belgium was about to begin. This led to a manhunt and caused Belgium to issue a high-level terrorism warning for its capital.