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| Woman injures 3 in Belgium stabbing attack | |
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| Police shot and wounded a woman in a Brussels suburb after she attempted to stab three people, the city's public prosecutor's office has confirmed. | |
| The attack took place as passengers were disembarking a bus in the municipality of Uccle in the Belgian capital at around 5pm on Monday. | The attack took place as passengers were disembarking a bus in the municipality of Uccle in the Belgian capital at around 5pm on Monday. |
| National broadcaster RTBF said that two of the victims have been taken to hospital with serious injuries, and one suffered a minor cut. | National broadcaster RTBF said that two of the victims have been taken to hospital with serious injuries, and one suffered a minor cut. |
| Police reportedly warned the attacker, who refused to comply, before shooting her in the arm. | Police reportedly warned the attacker, who refused to comply, before shooting her in the arm. |
| Police sources have told RTBF that the woman was Asian and had a history of mental illness. Investigators do not currently believe that this was a terrorist incident. | Police sources have told RTBF that the woman was Asian and had a history of mental illness. Investigators do not currently believe that this was a terrorist incident. |
| The street has been sealed off, with multiple police patrols present at the scene. The bus route on which the attack took place has been suspended. | The street has been sealed off, with multiple police patrols present at the scene. The bus route on which the attack took place has been suspended. |
| Belgium is on high alert following a string of terrorist attacks over the past year. | Belgium is on high alert following a string of terrorist attacks over the past year. |
| A man armed with a knife and shouting “Allahu Akbar!” launched himself at two policewomen on August 6 in the city of Charleroi. The perpetrator, who inflicted serious facial wounds upon one of his targets, was then fatally shot. | A man armed with a knife and shouting “Allahu Akbar!” launched himself at two policewomen on August 6 in the city of Charleroi. The perpetrator, who inflicted serious facial wounds upon one of his targets, was then fatally shot. |
| The deadliest attack happened in March, when five suicide bombers, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State detonated nail bombs in Brussels Airport and a train station in the capital. Thirty-two victims were killed in the attacks. | The deadliest attack happened in March, when five suicide bombers, who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State detonated nail bombs in Brussels Airport and a train station in the capital. Thirty-two victims were killed in the attacks. |
| The immigrant-populated Brussels district of Molenbeek has also been pinpointed as the heart of Europe’s Islamist terrorist activity, after it was used as a recruiting center for IS jihadists, and the base from which last year’s November attacks in Paris were plotted. | The immigrant-populated Brussels district of Molenbeek has also been pinpointed as the heart of Europe’s Islamist terrorist activity, after it was used as a recruiting center for IS jihadists, and the base from which last year’s November attacks in Paris were plotted. |