Brussels shooting: Man arrested on suspicion of supplying gun to assailant in deadly attack
The man arrested on Wednesday was suspected of being involved in supplying the automatic rifle used by the attacker, Abdesalem Lassoued.
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00:00 Belgium authorities have arrested a Tunisian man in connection with a deadly attack in
00:04 Brussels 10 days ago. The 44-year-old is accused of supplying an automatic weapon used to kill
00:10 two Swedish football fans and has been charged with murder and attempted murder in a terrorist
00:16 context whilst participating in terrorist activities.
00:20 The suspected gunman, named as 45-year-old Abdesalem Lassoud, was shot dead by police
00:26 the day after the attack. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.
00:30 [LAUGHTER]