Shootout at a Café in Schaerbeek

Abdeselam Lassoued, the failed asylum seeker identified as the Islamic terrorist who killed two Swedes yesterday in Brussels, was tracked down and shot to death today by Belgian police. Mr. Lassoued had gone to ground in a café in the culturally enriched district of Schaerbeek, but police found him there. He still had the murder weapon with him, and pulled it on the officers, at which point they shot and killed him.

Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating excerpts from this article from 7sur7:

According to a Brussels correspondent for the British Sky News, Lassoued was recognized around 8 in the morning as he was seated on a bus in the center of Schaerbeek. He reportedly took refuge in a coffee shop in Schaerbeek. At that time, he still had his weapon on him, as well as a bag of clothes. The coffee shop is located less than three kilometers from the place where he had perpetrated a massacre a few hours earlier.

He calmly entered the cafe. A short time later, police managed to neutralize him. He was reportedly recognized by a young man, according to sources close to the investigation. The customer was in doubt and called his father to get confirmation. The father calmly went out to signal a police patrol. The police entered the coffee shop and saw that Lassoued was indeed sitting calmly at a table. He drew his weapon. The police neutralized him at 7:52 with a shot before he could fire at them.

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