Gianni Infantino saddened by terrorist attack in Brussels
Gianni InfantinoPresident of FIFAwas shown this Tuesday “deeply shocked and saddened by tragic death of two Swedish citizens in Brussels, near the stadium where Belgium received Sweden”, in a qualifying match for the Euro 2024.
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino: “I am deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic deaths of two Swedish nationals in Brussels close to the stadium where Belgium were hosting Sweden in a UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying match.
“On behalf of FIFA, and the global football community, I… pic.twitter.com/xI1u0mvd6p
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) October 17, 2023
“On behalf of FIFA and the football community, I send my Deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims. “Our thoughts are with the people of Belgium and Sweden, their respective national teams and federations,” he wrote. Infantino in social networks.
The president of FIFA expressed himself this way after the events that occurred this Monday in Brussels, where one person opened fire on some Swedish fans when they got out of a taxi, at the intersection of Place Sainctelette and Boulevard du Ninième de Ligne, and caused the death of two people.
#ATTENTION.._1 murderer ➖
The Belgian Prosecutor's Office confirms the death of the suspect in the Brussels attackAbdesalem Lassoued (45), Islamic, who claimed to be from the ISIS group, was killed this morning by the authorities
This individual murdered several people on the streets of pic.twitter.com/XqQLJZdVDi
— lichiduran (@lalogitude) October 17, 2023
One of the deceased victims is Swedish and the other was of Swedish origin, but also had a Swiss identity card. The third victim, who was seriously injured, is also of Swedish origin,
The perpetrator of the attack, a citizen of Tunisian originwho was illegally in Belgium, He died this Tuesday due to gunshot wounds. suffered during his detention.
The terrorist attack caused the match was suspended at half-time and that the 35 thousand fans that populated the stands of the King Baudouin Stadium They were not evicted from the premises until an hour and a half later, for security reasons.
(With information from EFE)
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