Belgian shoots Moroccan neighbours

An elderly Belgian man, known locally for his racist views, has shot dead two Moroccan neighbours in a poor area of Brussels.

Police say 79-year-old Hendrik Vyt killed the couple living in an apartment below him, and wounded two of their children.

The man then set fire to his own apartment, and was killed in a gun battle with police.

Mr Vyt had recently been released from prison, where he had been serving a short sentence for wounding a local youth.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service