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| Fatal stabbings at Belgium creche | Fatal stabbings at Belgium creche |
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| At least three people have been killed in a knife attack at a creche in north-western Belgium, officials say. | At least three people have been killed in a knife attack at a creche in north-western Belgium, officials say. |
| 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 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 ministry said the assailant had now been arrested. | The ministry said the assailant had now been arrested. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Peter Cleymans, of the Dendermonde Ambulance Centre, told Reuters by telephone that a number of people were hurt. | 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," he said. | "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 confirmed only three deaths in total. | Flemish TV station VTM had earlier reported three children and two adults had died, but the interior ministry have confirmed only 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. | Local authorities have put a disaster plan in place, and children have been evacuated from the creche to a nearby reception centre. |
| The attacker was reported to have painted his face black and white, and arrived at the creche on a bicycle. | |
| Staff members of the daycare centre have told local journalists that the attacker was not known to them. | |
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