site.btaDeputy PM and Foreign Minister Gabriel Condoles with Families Bereaved by Islamist Attack in Brussels

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel expressed condolences to the loved ones of the victims of an Islamist attack in Brussels on Monday evening.

"Bulgaria stands in solidarity with #Belgium and #Sweden in this difficult time," Gabriel tweeted on Tuesday.

Belgium was put on a maximum alert for a terrorist threat after a gunman opened fire and killed two Swedish citizens and wounded a third person on Monday in Brussels. The man, who claimed to be affiliated to Islamic State, was later on shot by law enforcers. He has been identified as Abdesalem Lassoued, 45.