Belgian police shoot suspect in Brussels after knife attack
Monday 17/September/2018 - 03:02 PM

Belgian police
Belgian police said they shot and seriously injured a man
who attacked them with a knife after he was found sleeping rough near a centre
for asylum seekers in Brussels on Monday September 17.
Two police officers approached two sleeping men and asked
them to move on. One then pulled out a knife and refused to drop it when asked,
a Brussels police spokeswoman said. The officers also used
a baton and sprayed the man with gas.
Van de Keere added that the person continued to be
threatening and injured the officer in the head. The officer sustained a light
cut. The other officer then fired on the man, hitting him in the chest and leg,
police said. Police gave no details on the suspect's identity.