The victims are both Swedish nationals, according to Ilse van de Keere, a spokeswoman for Belgian police.

Sweden are playing in a Euro qualifier match against Belgium this evening in Brussels.

According to local media, the shooting took place near Sainctelette Plein, to the north of the centre of the city.

It is around miles (5km) from the King Baudouin Stadium, where the match is taking place.

Both victims were wearing Sweden shirts at the time, according to Het Laatste Nieuws - a Dutch-language newspaper based in Belgium.

"I was completely in shock and immediately started shouting," one witness told the news site.

No suspect has yet been arrested yet, and police have cordoned off the scene, according to reports.

Video reported to be of the incident shows a gunman in a fluorescent orange jacket and a white helmet chasing a man into a building.

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