Belgian Police Officer Killed, 1 Injured In Brussels Knife Attack
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A judicial source told AFP there was "a suspicion" that terrorism could have been the reason for the assault, but investigators have yet to gather evidence to substantiate it.
A Belgian police officer was killed Thursday in a knife attack in Brussels, authorities said, with officials probing the motive of the assailant.
A judicial source told AFP there was "a suspicion" that terrorism could have been the reason for the assault, but investigators have yet to gather evidence to substantiate it.
Local media reported that an assailant stabbed two officers in the area around the city's Gare du Nord railway station at around 1815 GMT before being shot in the legs and abdomen by another police patrol.
One of the police officers reportedly died of his wounds after being stabbed in the neck and the other officer and perpetrator were hospitalised.