2 men on a scooter opened fire on a café in the Brussels downtown yesterday. 2 people sustained shot injuries, one is seriously injured. The attackers immediately fled the scene of the shooting.
Brussels City police were informed by emergency services shortly after 11pm last night: gunshots had been fired on the Stalingradlaan near the South Station. "Upon arrival, they found 2 men with gunshot wounds. One of them was unconscious and seriously injured," said a police spokeswoman.
Both victims were rushed to hospital. Police cordoned off the area and alerted the Brussels public prosecutor's office. Forensic technicians and a ballistics expert were dispatched to the scene.
Police are trying to establish the exact circumstances of the attack as part of an ongoing investigation.