2023-10-17 03:36:19
The perpetrator of the attack which occurred Monday evening in Brussels would be “a man of Tunisian origin who was staying illegally in our country”, indicated Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. He has not yet been arrested.
The man who shot dead two Swedish nationals in the center of Brussels on Monday evening would be “of Tunisian origin and staying illegally in our country”, said Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during a press conference shortly following 5:00 a.m. The taxi driver who transported the victims was also seriously injured in the attack, but his life is now said to be “out of danger”.
“The federal prosecutor’s office was seized of the investigation due to the potential terrorist motive of this attack.”
“The federal prosecutor’s office was seized of the investigation due to the potential terrorist motive for this attack. Indeed, during the evening, a message was posted on social networks, recorded by a person claiming to be the attacker. In the video, the man claims to be from the Islamic State and cites probable motive for the attack the Swedish nationality of the victims“, specified the head of the federal government.
The author still on the run
A action of special units was carried out during the night in Schaerbeek but did not lead to the arrest of a suspect, indicated the Minister of the Interior, Annelies Verlinden and the federal prosecutor, Frédéric Van Leeuw.
As the man is still on the run, the threat level remains at 4 for the Brussels Region. Concretely, this means that there will be a reinforced police presence in the capital. “Heightened security measures are also being put in place at a range of sensitive locations, particularly locations linked to the Swedish community. We ask everyone present in the capital to exercise maximum vigilance“, added Alexander De Croo.
No specific threat to schools
For the rest of the country, the threat level has been raised to level 3. No analysis suggests that “our schools or our children” are under any particular threat and there are therefore no plans to close schools, Mr. De Croo further explained. A new meeting of the National Security Council is scheduled for 3 p.m. to reassess the situation.
“According to the analysis carried out by OCAM, there is no specific threat to schools”
The judicial investigation continues and the prosecution will communicate regarding it in due time. “These moments are a difficult ordeal. Especially for the victims and their loved ones. But we will never allow ourselves to be intimidated by terrorism,” concluded the Prime Minister.
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