The investigation into the attack was initially undertaken by the Brussels prosecutor’s office.
Two police officers were injured, one fatally, by a knife-wielding man in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels.
The attack took place around 19:15 (local time – 21:15 Greek time) yesterday Thursday, near the Gare du Nord train station. A man, armed with a knife, attacked the two police officers on patrol.
A third police officer, who was a little further away, rushed to the aid of his colleagues and shot the assailant, who was eventually arrested. According to Belgian media, the arrested person has injuries to his legs and abdomen.
After the attack, the two police officers were taken to a hospital, where one – stabbed in the neck – breathed his last despite the efforts of doctors to keep him alive.
BREAKING: One police officer has been fatally stabbed in Brussels in a suspected terror attack, a Belgian official says. https://t.co/BP8a4k9A0X
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The investigation into the attack was initially undertaken by the Brussels prosecutor’s office. The file has now been handed over to the federal prosecutor’s office, which is responsible for terrorism matters. “We received the file because there is a suspicion of a terrorist motive, which of course remains to be confirmed or ruled out,” a spokesman for Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office told AFP.
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