Brussels raises terror alert after shooting deaths

Two Swedish nationals have been shot dead in Brussels, police said on Monday, and Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level. A man in a video on social media, calling himself Abdesalem Al Guilani, claimed that he was the assailant and that he was from the Islamic State.

One Belgian newspaper said it was likely that the victims were two soccer supporters. Belgium is hosting Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying match on Monday evening.

Video footage posted on the Het Laatste Nieuws newspaper website showed a man in an orange jacket on a scooter at a street intersection with a rifle first firing two shots, then three more, then running into a building, firing two more shots, leaving, taking a few steps back again and shooting one more time.

One Belgium newspaper said a witness said the shooter shouted "Allahu Akbar" before the shots were fired.

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