One Belgian newspaper said it was likely that the victims were two soccer supporters. Belgium were hosting Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying match on Monday evening. The match was suspended at halftime due to security reasons. Further information will follow shortly, UEFA said on its website.

The shooting comes at a time of heightened security concerns in some European countries linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict. France is deploying 7,000 extra troops onto its streets after a teacher was fatally stabbed on Friday in an attack President Emmanuel Macron condemned as “barbaric Islamic terrorism.”

A Belgian police spokesperson confirmed on Monday that two people had been killed in a shooting incident near the centre of the Belgian capital but declined to give further details.

  • @JoJoGAH@lemmy.world
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    101 year ago

    I’m sure I’ve missed something, maybe in the news? When has Sweden , or Brussels actively worked against Islam ? I haven’t heard about any hate from them toward Islam?

    If that message is correct, he is saying

    • @Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee
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      91 year ago

      Apparently when one dude burned some Qurans that was seen as “all swedes and the government support burning the Qurans”, and the muslim leaders pushed that narrative quite hard.

        • @sour@feddit.de
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          Who? The person burning the Quran or the leaders that pushed the narrative?

        • @Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee
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          41 year ago

          If you’re talking about the Quran burnings, accountable for what? It’s not illegal in Sweden to burn holy books. I don’t support doing that shit though, since it’s just done to stirr up trouble, but I don’t think it should be illegal either, since it’s not actively hurting anyone.