Abdesalem
Lassoued, 45, was shot in a café in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood.
Two Swedes were
killed and a third person injured in the automatic rifle attack on Monday.
It took place on
Boulevard d'Ypres, 5km (3 miles) from the stadium where Belgium was playing
Sweden to qualify for the Euro 2024 football tournament.
Brussels has
been on its highest terror alert ever since.
The gunman is
believed to be a man of Tunisian origin who was in Belgium illegally, after
having his asylum application rejected.
He posted a
video online saying he had killed people in the name of God and the
prosecutor's office believe he was inspired by the Islamic State Group.
Belgian Interior
Minister Annelies Verlinden told Flemish public broadcaster VRT that the
automatic weapon found on him was the same as the one used in Monday's attack.
Prime Minister
Alexander De Croo, called Monday's shooting "a harrowing act of
terrorism" in a press conference on Tuesday.
The prosecutor
on the case has said the likely motive was the Swedish nationality of the
victims.
Mr De Croo said:
"Perpetrators, they try to instil fear, distrust and division in our free
societies. Terrorism. Terrorists must understand that they will never succeed
in their intent."
By Sofia Bettiza & Gem O'Reilly
BBC News, Brussels and London
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