/wion/media/agency_attachments/2024/12/26/2024-12-26t112006978z-wion-white-logo-for-website-2-1.png){kind=logo}
/wion/media/agency_attachments/2024/12/13/2024-12-13t071548098z-wionlogo.webp)
/wion/media/post_attachments/files/2023/10/17/387010-untitled-design-2023-10-17t111528549.jpg)
Lausanne, Switzerland
European football's governing body UEFA announced a "moment of silence" before Tuesday's (Oct 17) Euro 2024 qualifiers, in memory of the two Swedish fans shot dead in Brussels.
The two fans were killed by a suspected Islamist before Sweden's match against Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium on Monday.
The Group F encounter was halted at half-time with the score at 1-1, following consultations between the two teams and local police authorities.
Watch | Euro 2024 qualifiers: Sweden-Belgium match abandoned after terror attack in Brussels
The travelling Swedish supporters were held in the ground for security reasons, before being escorted away under police protection at around 2 am local time.
On Tuesday, the suspected attacker, a radicalised Tunisian national living illegally in Belgium, was killed in a police operation.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino took to Instagram on Tuesday to say that he was "shocked" and "saddened" by the shooting of the supporters.
WATCH WION LIVE HERE: