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'Fatal attack' at Belgium creche Fatal stabbings 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. At least three people have been killed in a knife attack at a creche in north-western Belgium, officials say.
Details are still emerging, and local media reports suggest five people have died and a further 20 are injured. The Belgian interior ministry said two children and one adult died after a man attacked people at the creche in Dendermonde, north-west of Brussels.
The government confirmed an incident was taking place in Dendermonde, north-west of Brussels, but could not give details of reported deaths or injuries. The ministry said the assailant had now been arrested.
Police are at the scene and children have been evacuated from the creche to a nearby reception centre. There have been conflicting reports of the number of victims at the creche. It is thought at least 10 people have been injured in the attack.
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. Peter Cleymans, of the Dendermonde Ambulance Centre, told Reuters by telephone that a number of people were hurt.
"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," he said.
Flemish TV station VTM had earlier reported three children and two adults had died, but the interior ministry have only confirmed three deaths in total.
Local authorities have put a disaster plan in place, and children have been evacuated from the creche to a nearby reception centre.
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