Police in Brussels have shot a man in a massive manhunt for the gunman who killed two Swedish nationals on Monday evening, writes BBC.

The man was shot in a café in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood, local media reported. Belgian prosecutors reported the incident but said they could not yet confirm whether the man was the attacker. Brussels has been on its highest terror alert after Monday’s attack.

The person who was shot was likely to be the suspect, and may be have died on the way to hospital, said Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden.

Ms Verlinden told Flemish public broadcaster VRT that the automatic weapon found on him was the same as the one used in Monday"s attack.