National Police Agents A fugitive wanted by the Belgian authorities has been detained at the Malaga airport after having been involved in a terrorist attack that took place in October 2023 in Brussels, the General Directorate of the Police reported in a statement.
The facts for which the defendant has been detained They date back to October 2023, when a football match was going to be played between the teams of Sweden and Belgiumand moments before two Swedish fans were shot dead with a firearm in a square in Brussels, and several people who were in the area were also injured.
The now detained person would have participated in these events as the person who provided the firearm to the attacker, who He would have been killed later by the Belgian police authorities.
Yesterday agents of the National Police The fugitive was arrested when he was located at the Malaga airportwhen he was going to catch a flight to leave the country.
The fugitive could face a sentence of life imprisonment as he is wanted by the Belgian authorities for the crimes of terrorist attack, homicide and serious injuries.