Belgian officials say at least three people have been killed in gunfire at the Jewish Museum in Brussels.


Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, in a post on Twitter, said he was "shocked by the murders" committed at the museum on Saturday afternoon. He said he had seen the bodies of the victims.


At least one person who was shot is reported to be seriously wounded, according to BBC News.


According to RTBF, a Belgian broadcasting company, a person with a backpack opened fire, then fled.


The broadcaster said the shooting took place inside as well as outside the museum.