“striker of Charleroi is a soldier of the Islamic State, who carried out this operation in response to calls to attack the inhabitants of the countries of the crusader coalition” – announced linked jihadists agency Amak.
According to the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office perpetrator, who was identified only after the initials K. B., he lived in Belgium since 2012. It added that in connection with the attack in Charleroi, approx. 60 km from Brussels, conducted two searches in the city.
“There are indications that the attack could have been inspired by the theme of terrorism” – said in a statement the prosecutor’s office, which stipulated that the perpetrator was known to the police of “common crime, not a terrorist activity.”
The man who shouted “Allah akbar”, on Saturday attacked with a machete, two policewomen on duty at the main police station in the city. He was shot by a third female officer and died from his injuries.
Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Charles Michel announced the initiation of a formal investigation into the “attempted murder with a terrorist.”
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“We have to remain calm. We have to avoid panic, of course, does not give in to terror. It’s a trap that has been pledged to us” – said the head of government reporters after a meeting of the National Security Council.
The broadcaster VRT reported on the same day, in Liege, in eastern Belgium, the arrested man also armed with a machete. Police received a telephone call in the morning. On arrival the area was cordoned off, and the man stopped. As passed, he was of Turkish origin, is not ultimately used machetes and was not previously known to police.
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