There was a knife and gun attack in Belgium today, and investigators believe it was a terror attack.
There’s video of part of the attack:
More from Market Watch:
Belgian authorities are investigating a potential terrorist attack after a man Tuesday killed three people and took a woman hostage before being shot dead by police in the eastern Belgian town of Liege.
“The case is being investigated as a terrorist crime,” said Liege prosecutor Philippe Dulieu during a news conference. He didn’t give details on why the case was classified as terrorism.
Witnesses interviewed by local television news said they heard the attacker shout “Allahu akbar,” an Arabic phrase meaning “God is great.”
According to Dulieu, the assailant approached two female police officers from behind and stabbed them before taking their weapons and shooting them dead. The man then shot and killed a 22-year-old man in a car parked nearby, according to the prosecutor. The attacker entered a nearby school and took a woman hostage before trying to escape. He wounded several police officers before he was killed, Dulieu said.
Here’s another angle when the police shot him:
Moment #liège terrorist is shot by police:https://t.co/hpNRDYzTnk
— SourceWatch Éire (@SourceWatchEire) May 29, 2018
More on his possible radicalization:
Liège attack: suspect 36 years old, out on parole, with convictions for robberies, drug dealing. Considered very violent, psychologically unstable. Not previously known for extremism, but thought to have radicalised in prison. Source: Belgian public broadcaster RTBF. #liege pic.twitter.com/eyGnPYOlXh
— Peter R. Neumann (@PeterRNeumann) May 29, 2018
Yup.