Two Belgian police officers injured in machete assault in Charleroi
Aug 06, 2016 17:45 UTC
Two Belgian police officers were injured Saturday in an assault by a machete-wielding man in the city of Charleroi.
Local media said the man attacked the two officers near the central police station in the city.
A third officer shot and injured the attacker on the site. He later died of his wounds.
Reports said both of the injured officers were female.
The assault was carried out at about 4:00 p.m. local time.
Some reports said one of the officers was seriously wounded.
Belgium has been on alert since March 22, when terrorist attacks hit the Brussels airport and a subway station, killing over 30 people. The Takfiri Daesh terrorists claimed the deadly assaults.
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