Europe shook' after the massacre in Brussels that claimed the lives of two Swedes

 'Europe shook' after the massacre in Brussels that claimed the lives of two Swedes

In an act that authorities are examining as terrorism, two Swedes were shot dead, and a third person was wounded in Brussels.

A football match between Belgium and Sweden that was taking place in the city was called off.

Because the shooter, who looked to be carrying an assault weapon, is still at free, Brussels is on its highest level of terror alert.

While in Albania, French President Emmanuel Macron declared: "Europe has been shaken."

Eric van Duyse, the federal prosecutor of Belgium, issued a statement urging people to "go home and stay at home as long as the threat has not been eliminated."

He said that a guy posing as the attacker claimed that the Islamic State organization had motivated him in a video posted on social media.

In a video, a guy speaking Arabic claims to have murdered three people while carrying out the act in the cause of God.

Police are reportedly verifying the video and other ones posted during the incident, the BBC has been informed.

According to federal prosecutors, the gunshot on the Boulevard d'Ypres has sparked a terrorist investigation.

A guy in a neon jacket steps off a scooter while brandishing what seems to be an assault weapon, according to a social media video uploaded by the daily Het Laatste Nieuws on Monday but unconfirmed by BBC News. He then enters a neighboring glass-fronted business.

Then, he seems to shoot at least one victim.

Following the incident, which occurred at around 19:00 (17:00 GMT), police and emergency services closed off neighboring roadways.

The two victims were wearing football jerseys from the Swedish national team, according to Belgian media agencies.

According to Swedish network TV6, the Belgian squad consented after Swedish players informed Uefa that they did not want to participate in the second half of the game.

Alexander de Croo, the prime minister of Belgium, expressed his "sincere condolences to the Swedish PM following tonight's horrific attack on Swedish citizens in Brussels" on social media.

"Our thoughts are with the families as well as friends who lost their loved ones," he said. "As companions the fight against terrorism is a joint one."

On social media, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen expressed her sympathies "with the families of the two victims of today despicable attack in Brussels."

"I extend my heartfelt support to the particular Belgian police, so they swiftly apprehend that suspect," she said. "Together, they stand united against terror."