Europe 1 with AFP // Photo credit: Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP 08:22, October 17, 2023, modified at 08:28, October 17, 2023

Hours after the attack in Brussels, where at least two people were killed, a man suspected of being the shooter was arrested by authorities. According to information from Europe 1, he is indeed the perpetrator of the killing.

A man suspected of killing two Swedes in an attack in Brussels on Monday night was arrested in the Belgian capital on Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office told AFP. According to information from Europe 1, the perpetrator of the attack has been arrested by the local authorities.

The arrest took place in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek, where a building had been searched during the night. "The police opened fire," spokesman Eric Van Duyse said, without specifying whether the suspect was injured.

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