Belgian police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of having gunned down two Swedish football fans in an attack in Brussels, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors' service said.

Spokesman Eric Van Duyse told AFP officers "opened fire" as they apprehended the man in the Schaerbeek area of the city, but did not say if the suspect was wounded.

Local mayor Philippe Close said that the suspect had been 'neutralized.'

<strong>This is a developing story.</strong>

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 <p class="author__detail"> <span class="author__name">Le Monde with AFP</span> </p> 

Police arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing two people on Monday night in Brussels. He has not yet been identified.{ai:summary}<p>Belgian police arrest a man for shooting two Swedish football fans in Brussels. The suspect was apprehended in the Schaerbeek area, but it is unclear if he was injured. The local mayor states that the suspect has been neutralized.</p>

Suspected shooter arrested after Brussels attack

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