Sweden's players have been returning to their clubs after taking an overnight flight from Brussels following their suspended game.
European soccer governing body UEFA said a moment of silence will be observed at all Euro 2024 qualifiers on Tuesday to honor the Brussels victims.
The Belgium team said it was"still devastated" by what had happened in a country hit by several extremist attacks in recent years, including suicide bombings in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured hundreds more in the Brussels subway and airport. The suspect in the shooting was shot dead by police on Tuesday morning, Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said, and the weapon believed to have been used by the man has been recovered.
More than two hours after the game was suspended, a message flashed on the big stadium screen saying,"Fans, you can leave the stadium calmly." Stand after stand emptied onto streets filled with police as the search for the attacker continued. Sweden raised its terror alert to the second-highest level in August after a series of public Quran-burnings by an Iraqi refugee living in Sweden resulted in threats from Islamic militant groups.
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