Sweden raised its terror alert to the second-highest level in August after a series of public Quran desecrations by an Iraqi refugee living in Sweden resulted in threats from militant groups.
Belgian police officers from the forensic service search for evidence in a street after two people were killed during a shooting in Brussels on October 16, 2023 evening by a suspect who is on the run, the Belgian capital's prosecutor's office said. / Photo: AFP
“The population needs to be actively vigilant and avoid any unnecessary travel,” anti-terror centre spokeswoman Laura Demullier said, adding that the top priority for authorities was to get the thousands of fans safely out of the King Baudouin Stadium. It was not immediately clear if the shooting was linked to the international uproar over Israel's attack on Gaza.
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