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Football: 'Moment of silence' before Euro 2024 matches due to Brussels terror attack

Football: 'Moment of silence' before Euro 2024 matches due to Brussels terror attack

UEFA: Qualifier match called off, authorities evacuate supporters

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.

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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.

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