CCTV footage had been released of a shooting in the Brussels municipality of Schaarbeek in which one person sustained life-threatening injuries. The shooting took place in broad daylight just a stone’s throw away from one of the entrances to Brussels North railway station on Monday evening. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are as yet unclear.
CCTV footage of shooting in broad daylight near to Brussels North railway station
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In a statement the Brussels North Local Police Service says that "At around 5:20pm our officers were called out after shots had been fired on the Allardstraat, in the North District”.
"The emergency services immediately began tending to the victim, who was in a live-threatening condition. The area has been cordoned off and this has caused disruption to traffic in the North District”.
The investigation is still ongoing and the police say that they will be making no further comment for the time being.
The CCTV footage shows how the customers in a bar are startled by something. A few seconds later several men pass by. They appear to be following each other. They are carrying large swords or machetes, but it is not clear exactly which. One man has a gun and opens fire. The men pass by the café several times.
The incident lasts around two minutes and happens in broad daylight, just a stone’s throw away from Brussels North railway station.
