Oct 17, 2023 10:34 am
One of the two Swedes killed in last night’s attack in Brussels lived in Switzerland
One of the two Swedes killed in last night’s attack in Brussels lived in Switzerland. This was reported by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to the national news agency Keystone-Ats. Belgian federal prosecutor Frédéric Van Leeuw confirmed that the victim had a Swiss ID card.
Oct 17, 2023 10:30 am
Two other people are currently wanted by the Belgian police
Following last night’s terrorist attack in Brussels, in which two people of Swedish nationality lost their lives, two more people are currently being sought by the Belgian police. This was reported by the Belgian media, citing police sources. Alert level 4 remains in effect in the Belgian capital, the highest, meaning a “serious and imminent” terrorist threat. “The security measures currently remain in force: increased vigilance and increased visible police presence,” writes the Belgian National Crisis Center in X. The measures will be reassessed in the afternoon.
Oct 17, 2023 10:29 am
The Belgian Interior Minister: “It cannot be ruled out that the attacker acted with accomplices”
“It is not excluded” that the suspected perpetrator of last night’s attack in Brussels, who died this morning after a gun battle with police, acted together with accomplices. This was said by Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden, as reported by Belgian media.
Two other people are currently wanted by the Belgian police. According to the news site Sudinfo, investigators are examining the possibility that they are dealing with a terrorist cell.
Oct 17, 2023 10:27 am
Abdesalem Lassoued was in Italy in Bologna for a while in 2016
The suspected Brussels attacker Abdesalem Lassoued was temporarily in Bologna, Italy, in 2016. According to Ansa, he was tracked down and identified by the police in the Emilian capital.
Oct 17, 2023 10:26 am
The attacker’s death was confirmed by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office
The suspected perpetrator of last night’s Brussels attack, Abdesalem Lassoued, was killed in a gun battle with police this morning. A spokesman for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office confirmed this to ANSA.
Oct 17, 2023 10:00 am
Investigations into the movements of the Brussels attacker are ongoing in Italy
In the foreground is Abdesalem Lassoued, who appears in a video filmed in Genoa in 2021, and in the background the Arc de Triomphe in Piazza della Vittoria can be seen. Digos investigators have believed the video from which it was derived to be true. Investigations are underway to check Lassoued’s movements. The presence in Genoa would be linked to a stage trip that the suspected Brussels attacker undertook two years ago to cross Italy and reach Northern Europe. We are trying to find out how long he stayed in the Ligurian capital and what contacts he had. The Tunisian consulate headquarters is near where he was photographed and investigators want to check whether it appears that the man contacted the offices for some documents.
Oct 17, 2023 9:47 am
The suspected Brussels attacker Abdesalem Lassoued was captured in a video filmed in Genoa in 2021
The suspected Brussels attacker Abdesalem Lassoued was captured in a video filmed in Genoa in 2021. A photo published on his Facebook profile, now darkened, shows him in Piazza Della Vittoria in the center of the Ligurian capital in 2021, during a stay, probably on his way to France.
Oct 17, 2023 9:46 am
Two other people are wanted by the police because of the Brussels attack
Two more people are currently being sought by Belgian police in connection with last night’s attack in Brussels in which two Swedish fans were killed. This was reported by La Libre, citing police sources.
Oct 17, 2023 9:38 am
Belgian media: “Assailant did not respond to officers’ shots and tried to escape”
The attacker, who was found in a bar in Schaerbeek this morning and stopped by police, did not respond to officers’ shots and tried to escape. SudInfo reports it. However, one of the bullets hit him in the chest and injured him. While being transported in an ambulance, Abdesalem Lassoued, suspected of being the perpetrator of last night’s attack in Brussels that killed two Swedish fans, suffered cardiac arrest and died.
Oct 17, 2023 9:27 am
The man injured by police in Schaerbeek this morning is suspected terrorist Abdesalem Lassoued
The man injured by police in Schaerbeek this morning is Abdesalem Lassoued, the perpetrator of the attack that killed two Swedish fans in Brussels yesterday. SudInfo reports it. A blood test is carried out to be on the safe side. He claimed responsibility for the attack in a video.