two Belgian policewomen were on Saturday in Belgium, attacked and wounded with a machete by a man who was shouting “Allahu akbar” – said Reuters. Attacker was shot and died from his wounds. Belgian Prime Minister stated that he looks like a terrorist act.
The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon before the main command in Charleroi in the west of Belgium, approx. 50 km south of Brussels. The attack announced the local police.
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According to police attacked one of the police officers “has serious wounds at the height of the face,” the second addressed minor injuries. “Our colleagues nothing threatening” – informed the police on Twitter.
Officials add that the assailant shouted during the attack “Allahu akbar” (God is great). The place where the event occurred, was secured.
act of terror?
The attack almost immediately condemned the Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel. “My thoughts now are with the victims, their relatives and the police. We are carefully watching the situation,” – wrote on Twitter.
A few hours later, he said in an interview with RTL that the whole event looks a terrorist act. – First establish a clear lead in the direction of terrorism – said Michel.
Interior Minister of Belgium Jan Jambon called the turn Saturday’s attack “cowardly attack” and said that independent of the government institution is currently investigating whether the third alert level is adequate to the scale of the threat in country.
Increased alert
Charleroi is a town in which their attacks was preparing some jihadists responsible for bombings in Paris in November last year and in Brussels in March this year.
Since then the security forces of Belgium are kept in a state of high readiness. After the March bombing – which killed 35 people, including three bombers – Alert terrorist raised to the highest, fourth degree, and then lowered by one degree and the alert is still in force.
In recent months, police detained in Belgium four people suspected of preparing attacks. The Interior Ministry says that 457 Belgians left the country to fight alongside jihadists in Syria or Iraq.
Author: ts / kk / Source: Reuters, BBC, PAP
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