Two people were shot dead in Brussels on Monday during a possible ISIS terrorist attack in retaliation for the murder of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois.
The man claimed in a video on social media that he was the aggressor and that he was from the Islamic State.
The attack was allegedly revenge after a Chicago-area landlord allegedly stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously injured his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim.
“They called it a brutal crime because he was Muslim,” the man wrote on Facebook, according to a Belgian media outlet. “If the murdered person was a Christian and the murderer was a Muslim, the issue would have been terrorism.”
Two people were shot dead in Brussels on Monday during a possible ISIS terrorist attack in retaliation for the murder of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois.ZUMAPRESS.com The man claimed in a video on social media that he was the attacker and that he was from the Islamic State. REUTERS The attack was allegedly revenge after a Chicago-area landlord allegedly stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously injured his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim. Shutterstock Belgium will host Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Monday night. . AFP via Getty Images
The owner, Joseph M. Czuba, 71, was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes. He was denied bail at his initial court appearance Monday.
The Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander de Croo, confirmed on the social network three, instead of two.
“I have just offered my sincere condolences to the Swedish Prime Minister following tonight’s heartbreaking attack on Swedish citizens in Brussels,” De Croo said on X.
An officer stands guard as Belgian police secure the area after a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2023. REUTERS Belgian police officers stand guard behind a cordon at the scene of a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 16 October 2023.OLIVIER HOSLET/ EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
“Our thoughts are with the families and friends who lost their loved ones. As close partners, the fight against terrorism is joint,” he stated.
A police spokesman confirmed that two people had been killed in a shooting near the center of the Belgian capital, but declined to give further details.
A Belgian newspaper said the victims were likely to be two football fans. According to Sky SportsBoth victims were wearing Swedish soccer jerseys.
Joseph Czuba allegedly shouted “You Muslims must die!” and stabbed the boy 26 times. Will County Sheriff’s Office via AP
Belgium was hosting Sweden in a Euro 2024 qualifying match on Monday night at the time of the shooting, however the match was suspended at halftime due to the “suspected terrorist attack”, UEFA said in a statement. publish in X.
Sweden has been the target of anger among many Muslims in recent months after several right-wing and anti-Muslim activists carried out police-sanctioned public burnings of the Koran, the central religious text of the Islamic faith.
Before one such planned Quran burning in July, which was to occur in front of the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, hundreds of protesters broke into the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire.
Wadea’s mother was also stabbed in the attack, but is expected to survive.via REUTERS
Iraq also cut diplomatic relations with the Scandinavian country, expelled the Swedish ambassador, recalled its own charge d’affaires in Sweden and suspended the work permit of the Swedish firm Ericsson on Iraqi soil.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has openly criticized the burning, saying that although legal, it is inappropriate.
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