2023-10-20 14:03:00
Like the alleged perpetrator of the shooting, the suspect arrested in Nantes would be of Tunisian origin and would have been intercepted in the Malakoff district. He is said to be related to Abdesalem Lassoued. Just like three other people, the individual would have received directly, a few minutes before the events which occurred in the Belgian capital, a video from the shooter who murdered two Swedish supporters on Tuesday evening on the sidelines of the qualifying match for the Euro of football between Belgium and Sweden.
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In the video, the suspect allegedly took responsibility for his actions. According to the daily, the Belgian judicial authorities alerted the French domestic intelligence service. During the arrest, no firearm was found, but computer equipment was seized. It also appears that in addition to the video posted on social networks, Abdesalem Lassoued sent another message to 26 contacts, 11 in Belgium and 15 abroad. It also appears that the terrorist had contacts “with other Tunisians in Germany”, according to Das Bild.
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the shooting, saying the attack targeted Sweden because of its membership in a global coalition fighting the jihadists. A claim to be taken with a grain of salt. The first revelations from the Belgian investigation tend to lean towards the lone wolf thesis. Furthermore, contrary to what some media have stated, the individual never seems to have been in contact with Salah Abdeslam.
Third Swedish fan still in intensive care
Finally, the third Swedish fan seriously injured during the attack in the taxi is still hospitalized in intensive care. The man was in the presence of his two friends in the taxi when Abdesalem Lassoued appeared. One of the supporters, Kent Persson, 70, was shot dead while inside the vehicle while Patrick Lundström, 60, tried to escape the assailant by entering the concourse. entrance to the Flemish housing fund where he was shot dead in cold blood.
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