Two policewomen wounded in machete attack in Belgium
- 8 years ago
A man wielding a machete and shouting “Allahu Akbar!” (“God is greatest” in Arabic) wounded two female police officers in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, police said.
In a tweet, they said the assailant had been shot but was alive.
2 policières blessées par machette devant hôtel de police par auteur criant Allah Ouhakbar. Individu abattu mais vivant #PoliceCharleroi— Police Charleroi (@PoliceCharleroi) August 6, 2016
Europe is on high alert for terror attacks. Islamist bombers killed 32 people in suicide attacks in Brussels in March, and many of the jihadists who carried out attacks on Paris last November in which 130 people died were based in Belgium.
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In a tweet, they said the assailant had been shot but was alive.
2 policières blessées par machette devant hôtel de police par auteur criant Allah Ouhakbar. Individu abattu mais vivant #PoliceCharleroi— Police Charleroi (@PoliceCharleroi) August 6, 2016
Europe is on high alert for terror attacks. Islamist bombers killed 32 people in suicide attacks in Brussels in March, and many of the jihadists who carried out attacks on Paris last November in which 130 people died were based in Belgium.
With agencies