Soldiers attacked by knife-wielding man in Brussels, incident treated as ‘terrorist act’

Published time: 25 Aug, 2017 19:28
Edited time: 25 Aug, 2017 22:33

A knife-wielding man has been shot dead in the center of Brussels after authorities said he attacked a group of soldiers.

The prosecutor's office confirmed the soldiers shot and killed the man in the Belgian capital. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack.

The man shouted "Allahu Akbar" (“God is great” in Arabic) twice while carrying out the attack, according to the federal prosecutor’s office spokeswoman, Esther Natus.

https://www.rt.com/news/400913-brussels-man-attacks-soldiers/