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| 2 female Belgian police officers wounded in machete attack, assailant shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ | 2 female Belgian police officers wounded in machete attack, assailant shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ |
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| Two female officers were injured after being attacked by a machete-wielding man near the police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi, the authorities said. | Two female officers were injured after being attacked by a machete-wielding man near the police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi, the authorities said. |
| The perpetrator, who could be heard shouting “Allahu Akbar," was shot by a third officer on site, the RTL radio station claims, citing local police. | |
| The attacker was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but later died of his injuries, RTBF reported. | |
| Witnesses said they heard gunshots near the Charleroi police station at around 16:00 local time on Saturday. | Witnesses said they heard gunshots near the Charleroi police station at around 16:00 local time on Saturday. |
| The injuries received by one of the officers are described as “serious,” RTBF reports. The woman is claimed to have suffered deep wounds to her face. | |
| Belgian Interior minister, Jan Jambon, has confirmed the attack on Twitter, describing the events at Charleroi as “despicable.” The country’s Prime Minister Charles Michel also condemned the attack. | |
| Attacks with machetes, knives and axes against police and civilians have recently become more frequent in Europe, with similar incidents reported in France and Germany. | |
| Thirty-two people died in Brussels in March when suicide bombers blew themselves up at the city’s airport and a metro station in the city. | |
| Many of the jihadists responsible for the Paris attack in November 2015, in which 130 people died, were also residing in Belgium. |