King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels evacuated after terrorist attack | Video

Nathan Rivera

17/10/2023

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The 35 thousand fans who remained in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels after suspending Belgium vs. match Sweden (1-1) at half time for a terrorist attack happened on Monday afternoon they began the evacuation of the premises at the stroke of midnight, after hour and a half wait to make the situation safe.

“The football stadium is in the process of evacuation. Yes“Follow the instructions of the security services and immediately return to your homes.”he wrote on the social network x Belgium's crisis center.

Belgian television has shown live the Belgian fans leaving the stands in apparent tranquility and walking around the stadium back to their homes, and later to the Swedes accompanied by police officers.

The match was suspended after 9:30 p.m. local time, at half-time, when the players found out about the attack in which two Swedish fans lost their lives in the center of Brussels and By mutual agreement between the two teams they decided not to continue the match.

“We agreed not to play. The Belgians also thought it was the only possible option. The most important thing is that the fans are safe. The stadium is the safest place for them,” the Swedish captain and Manchester United defender said at half-time. Victor Lindeloff.

Swedish players will be escorted by police tonight directly to the airport, the network reported RTBF.

This Monday night the Belgian Government activated a crisis center after the shooting shortly after 7:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. GMT) in a central street of the Belgian capitalan attack that is being investigated as terrorist attack.

After the attack, The police reinforced security around the King Baudouin stadiumwhere the soccer match was played between the B teamsBelgium and Sweden for classification Euro Cup Germany 2024 and that was suspended when they tied at one goal.

(With information from EFE)

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