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Belgian Prosecutors Say Attack on Police in Brussels Could Have Terrorist Nature

© AP Photo / Olivier MatthysPolice investigate the scene where a man stabbed two police officers, in the Schaerbeek neighborhood in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.
Police investigate the scene where a man stabbed two police officers, in the Schaerbeek neighborhood in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The Belgian Prosecutor's Office said that the recent attack on two police officers in the country's capital of Brussels could be classified as a terrorist attack, local media reported Wednesday.

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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, a man attacked the police officers with a knife in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels. Media reported that the attacker had been detained, while the life of the policemen was not in danger.

According to the RTBF broadcaster, Brussels' prosecutors started the investigation at first, but then they passed the case to the Belgian Prosecutor's Office that considered that the act of violence could be a terrorist attack.

During the recent years devastating terrorist attacks hit the European countries, including Belgium, prompting EU authorities to increase safety and security and engage in the international fight against terrorism. The largest attack hit the Belgian capital on March 22, when two explosions hit Brussels Airport and the third one occurred at the Maelbeek metro station, claiming lives of more than 30 people and injuring over 300.

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