Soccer match between Belgium and Sweden suspended after gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and STEVE DOUGLAS
Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans were kept inside Belgium’s national stadium for about 2 1/2 hours after a game between host Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime following a gunman fatally shooting two Swedes in Brussels before kickoff. The European Championship qualifier on Monday was being played 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the shooting in the center of the Belgian capital city, with over 35,000 fans attending the match. With the suspect still at large, Belgian authorities kept fans inside the venue for security reasons before they started the evacuation around midnight local time. Fans chanted “All together, All together” inside the King Baudouin Stadium after the match was halted, with thousands of supporters from both sides shouting “Sweden, Sweden!”