Gianni InfantinoFIFA president, said on Tuesday that he was “deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of two Swedish citizens in Brussels, near the stadium where Belgium received Sweden“, in a qualifying match for the 2024 Euro Cup.
“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 Swedentheir respective national teams and federations,” wrote Infantino in social networks.
The president of FIFA He expressed himself in this way after the events that took place last night in Brussels, where someone shot some Swedish fans when they got out of a taxi, at the intersection of Place Sainctelette and Boulevard du Ninième de Ligne, which became cause of death. of two people..
One of the dead victims was Swedish and the other was from Sweden, but also had a Swiss identity card. The third victim, who was seriously injured, was also of Swedish origin,
The perpetrator of the attack, a citizen of Tunisian origin, entered illegally Belgiumdied this Tuesday from gunshot wounds sustained during his arrest.
Due to the terrorist attack, the match was suspended for half an hour and the 35,000 fans occupying the stands of King Baudouin Stadium They were not let out of the area until an hour and a half later, for security reasons.
Source: La Verdad
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