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| Brussels: Police officer stabbed to death | Brussels: Police officer stabbed to death |
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| Police officers at the scene of the attack on Thursday night | Police officers at the scene of the attack on Thursday night |
| One police officer has been killed and another has been injured in a knife attack in Brussels. | |
| The two officers were taken to hospital after they were attacked close to Brussels North railway station on Thursday evening. | The two officers were taken to hospital after they were attacked close to Brussels North railway station on Thursday evening. |
| Local media are reporting that the attacker also died at hospital after he was shot at the scene. | |
| The attacker's motive is unknown, but anti-terrorist officials say they have taken over the investigation. | |
| "We took charge of the case because there is suspicion of a terrorist motive, which will be confirmed or disproved by the investigators," spokesman Eric Van Duyse said. | "We took charge of the case because there is suspicion of a terrorist motive, which will be confirmed or disproved by the investigators," spokesman Eric Van Duyse said. |
| The two police officers were on patrol in the area before being attacked. | The two police officers were on patrol in the area before being attacked. |
| Police say another patrol arrived at the scene and "neutralised" the attacker. He was shot in the legs and abdomen before being taken to hospital. | |
| One local resident told the BBC they had heard "five or six shots" fired shortly after the attack, which occurred at around 19:15 (18:15 GMT). | |
| "I was coming from work and I was on the phone with my dad and then I heard five or six gunshots," the witness, named Kremel, said. | |
| "My father asked me 'what's going on?' I said it's probably fireworks. He told me, 'No, these are gunshots.' He told me to check what's going on. Then I turned my head and saw the crowd running up the street to see what's going on. I parked the car to see what's going on too. I saw the man dying on the ground, then I saw the blood and so on. I started to get scared." | |
| In a tweet sending condolences to the dead officer's family and friends, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo wrote: "Our police officers risk their lives every day to ensure the safety of our citizens. Today's drama demonstrates this once again." | In a tweet sending condolences to the dead officer's family and friends, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo wrote: "Our police officers risk their lives every day to ensure the safety of our citizens. Today's drama demonstrates this once again." |
| "My sincere hope is that his hospitalised colleague will be well," he added. | "My sincere hope is that his hospitalised colleague will be well," he added. |
| Police tape, sealed-off streets and flashing blue lights bring back bad memories for Brussels. | Police tape, sealed-off streets and flashing blue lights bring back bad memories for Brussels. |
| It was six years ago, but Brussels still bears the marks of a co-ordinated terrorist attack - at the main airport and on the metro - that killed 32 people in 2016. | |
| In the coming weeks, nine alleged members of a cell of the so-called Islamic State are due to go on trial for their involvement in the attacks. | In the coming weeks, nine alleged members of a cell of the so-called Islamic State are due to go on trial for their involvement in the attacks. |
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