MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two police officers were wounded in a machete attack in the center of the Belgian city of Charleroi, local police said on Saturday.
Charleroi Police said on Twitter the attacker was shouting "Allahu Akbar." He was shot but alive, the police added.
According to the Belgian Derniere Heure newspaper, one of the police officers sustained serious injuries, and was taken to hospital, while the other was slightly wounded. The attacker himself is in serious conditions and was also hospitalized.
The prosecutor arrived at the scene. The area has been sealed off, the media outlet added.
