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Fatal gun attack near Jewish museum Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish museum
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At least three people have been shot dead near the Jewish Museum in the Belgian capital Brussels, officials say. Three people have been shot dead at the Jewish Museum in the Belgian capital Brussels, officials say.
A fourth person was seriously wounded, emergency services said.A fourth person was seriously wounded, emergency services said.
The attack took place at around 15:50 (13:50 GMT), Belgian media reported. Belgian broadcaster RTBF said the shooting had taken place inside as well as outside the museum.
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders, who was one of the first people to arrive at the scene, said he was shocked by the attack and was thinking of the victims. Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders, who was one of the first people to arrive at the scene, said he was shocked by the attack.
The gunman fled in a car, Het Laatste Nieuws website reported, and a number of people were treated for shock after the shooting in the central Sablon area of the city. "I heard bursts of gunfire, rushed here and saw the bodies on the ground," he said.
The gunman arrived at the museum at around 15:50 (13:50 GMT) carrying a backpack, then opened fire before fleeing in a car, Belgian media reported.
Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur said three men and a woman had been caught up in what he thought was probably a "terrorist act". "It's clearly extremely serious," he was quoted as saying, "and on the Jewish Museum too, which isn't a coincidence".
Interior Minister Joelle Milquet said everything pointed to an anti-Semitic attack.
A number of people were treated for shock after the shooting in the central Sablon area of the city.
Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo expressed his condolences and support for the victims' families.
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