Muslim knifeman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' stabs two Belgian policewomen
Muslim knifeman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' stabs two Belgian policewomen in street rampage before being shot dead by cops as prime minister warns it is likely to be terrorism
A machete-wielding attacker who shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before injuring two policewomen has died after being shot by a third officer.The man, who was armed with the knife, stabbed the two officers outside the police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi - 38 miles south of the capital Brussels.
They were injured during the attack and one of the female officers suffered significant 'wounds to the face', according to reports.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel today condemned the attack and said that it appeared to be a terrorist incident.
He told broadcaster RTL: 'Initial indications very clearly point towards terrorism.'
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An investigating source said: 'She (one of the female officers) was rushed to hospital and is in a particularly bad way.
'A third officer shot the attacker, and he in turn was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.'
The incident follows a string of terrorists attacks in Belgium and nearby France by Islamic State operatives using a range of weapons.
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Charleroi has often been associated with extremist gangs, especially as a place where weapons are kept.
The ISIS unit which attacked Paris last November, killing 130 people in one night, is said to have picked up its AK47 and explosives in the city before heading for the French capital.
Belgium has a large Muslim minority and was the scene of an attack in March by a group swearing allegiance to ISIS.
The Belgian district of Molenbeek was also the home of several of the Paris attackers.