Two dead and two seriously injured in shooting in Brussels

A total of three people were injured. Two of them were in critical condition, the third was in stable condition, local police said.

Brussels region authorities identified Saint-Gilles this year as one of 14 drug hotspots in the capital’s 19 districts.

Police have so far been unable to establish any connection between the shooting and illegal drug trafficking in the city.

Justice officials were expected to issue a statement later Thursday.

In recent years, Belgium has seen an increase in armed violence related to rivalries between drug gangs.

There have been shootings in the streets of Brussels and Antwerp. The port of Antwerp has become the main entry point for illegally imported cocaine from Latin America into Europe.

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