The shooter, who killed two Swedish nationals and injured a third person in a lone-wolf attack in Brussels, identified himself as a member of the terror group ISIS group, claiming responsibility for the attack in a video posted online, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
According to Al Jazeera, the suspect fled the scene of the shooting incident on Monday night and was being searched by the Belgian police.
Eric Van Duyse, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office, said the investigation was focused on “a possible terrorist motivation for the shooting” after “a claim of responsibility was posted on social media”.
Authorities said they were working to determine the veracity of the video. “This person claims to be inspired by Islamic State,” Van Duyse said, adding “The Swedish nationality of the victims was put forward as the probable motive.”
According to Al Jazeera, the suspected assailant, calling himself Abdesalem Al Guilani, claimed on social media that he was “a fighter for [God]” and a “member of ISIL” (ISIS).
Two persons were killed in the shooting incident in central Brussels on Monday evening, CNN reported citing Belgian public broadcaster VRT. The deceased were reportedly of Swedish nationality.