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Third suspect arrested in Belgium shooting

Published: 03 Feb 2019 - 04:49 pm | Last Updated: 14 Nov 2021 - 10:56 am
Police and forensic personnel gather at the site of a shooting at The Brederodestraat in Antwerp on February 2, 2019, as they investigate after a shooting at a Turkish cafe. AFP / Belga / NICOLAS MAETERLINCK

Police and forensic personnel gather at the site of a shooting at The Brederodestraat in Antwerp on February 2, 2019, as they investigate after a shooting at a Turkish cafe. AFP / Belga / NICOLAS MAETERLINCK

By Serife Cetin | Anadolu

BRUSSELS: Police in Belgium arrested a third suspect for killing a person in a shooting in the city of Antwerp, local media said on Sunday.

According to French-language daily Le Soir, one person died and two others were injured on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in front of a cafe on Brederode Street. 

The shooting followed an argument of a father and son with two Turkish nationals. A passerby who tried to resolve the dispute was also injured.