At least two killed by rifle shots in the center of Brussels

At least two people have died and several more have been injured by firearms in an incident that occurred shortly after 7:00 p.m. near Sainctelette Square and Ypres Boulevard in Brussels.

Police sources cited by the regional media group Sudinfo indicate that a man opened fire indiscriminately with a Kalashnikov-type rifle shouting "Alahu akbar!" The attacker was wearing a helmet and a reflective vest and fled on a moped.

Sources from the journalistic group point out that the two victims are of Swedish nationality and were wearing a shirt of the Swedish soccer team, since the match between the Belgian and Swedish national teams is being played this afternoon.

The emergency services have already moved to the place in large numbers, according to the newspaper 'Le Soir' in its digital edition.

At the moment no suspect has been arrested.

The Belgian Police prioritizes the terrorist hypothesis. In fact, several videos have appeared on social networks both of the moment of the attack and of the alleged suspect recording a message.

The recording of the attack, published by a resident of the area, shows how a man with an orange reflective jacket and white helmet arrives on a motorcycle on a sidewalk, throws the vehicle and begins shooting from both sides.

Shortly after, he enters a glass building where you can see him shooting a person who immediately falls to the ground.

In another video, the alleged attacker appears in the foreground, identifies himself as Slayem Slouma and proclaims his membership in the Islamic State and boasts of having killed several infidels. The speech, very violent, vindicates his action to "avenge the Muslims in the name of those of us who live and die for our religion."

Slouma had previously posted a message about the six-year-old Palestinian boy murdered this Sunday by a 71-year-old man in Chicago "for being Muslim." If he had been a Christian "we would have called it terrorism and not a brutal crime," he alleged.