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| 'Fatal attack' at Belgium creche | 'Fatal attack' at Belgium creche |
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| At least two people have been killed in a knife attack at a creche in north-western Belgium, medical officials say. | |
| Details are still emerging, and local media reports suggest five people have died and a further 20 are injured. | Details are still emerging, and local media reports suggest five people have died and a further 20 are injured. |
| The government confirmed an incident was taking place in Dendermonde, north-west of Brussels, but could not give details of reported deaths or injuries. | |
| Police are at the scene and children have been evacuated from the creche to a nearby reception centre. | Police are at the scene and children have been evacuated from the creche to a nearby reception centre. |
| Reports said the attacker, who was wearing black and white make-up, fled the scene and a police helicopter is involved in the search for him. | Reports said the attacker, who was wearing black and white make-up, fled the scene and a police helicopter is involved in the search for him. |
| "Ten, 15, 20 are injured, I don't know," Peter Cleymans, of the Dendermonde Ambulance Centre, told Reuters by telephone. | "Ten, 15, 20 are injured, I don't know," Peter Cleymans, of the Dendermonde Ambulance Centre, told Reuters by telephone. |
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