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Man shot in Belgian museum dies from his injuries

The man, who is in his 20s, is the fourth fatality from the attack
The man, who is in his 20s, is the fourth fatality from the attack

A young Belgian man who was shot in an attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels last month has died of his injuries, the public prosecutor's office said.

The Belgian, who is in his early 20s, is the fourth fatality from the shooting that took place on 24 May.

A Jewish couple and a French woman were killed immediately by a lone gunman during the attack.

The attack is suspected to be the work of a 29-year-old Frenchman, Mehdi Nemmouche, who has spent more than a year fighting with in Syria and who was detained days after the shooting.

It was the first such attack in Brussels in three decades, raising fears across Europe of a resurgence of anti-Semitic violence and of terror attacks from foreign fighters returning from Syria.

Mr Nemmouche is being held in detention in France and has opposed extradition to Belgium.

Leaders of the G7 industrialised nations this week agreed to work together to tighten defences against the risk of attacks by Europeans returning from Syria.