Gunfire in Brussels has killed one person in what Belgian officials say was the fourth shooting in the past week believed linked to drug gangs, prompting a government vow to boost police on the city’s streets.

One person died after a shooting in Brussels that was likely linked to clashes between rival drug gangs, the local prosecutor's office said on Friday, highlighting rising crime in the Belgian capital city which also hosts the main EU institutions.

On Friday morning in Brussels, another shooting occurred, resulting in the death of one person. According to the prosecutor's office, it may be related to gang warfare, reports Reuters. On Friday morning in the Brussels district of Anderlecht,