Shaken Swedes start heading home after two fans shot dead in Brussels

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STOCKHOLM : Shocked Swedes are starting to make their way home from Brussels following the fatal shooting of two fans of the national soccer team by a suspected Islamist militant on Monday ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifying clash with Belgium.

The game was first suspended and then abandoned at halftime as the Sweden players felt that they could not continue, having been informed of the two deaths. It took until 0400 local time on Tuesday morning before the last Swedish fans were allowed to leave the ground.

"We were uneasy and confused, it was difficult to understand what had happened, if it was aimed at Swedish people or if it was just Swedes that had ended up in something," Petersson said. European governing body UEFA announced that the game had been suspended, and shortly afterwards said that the match had been abandoned.

 

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