A person attacked two police officers in the Belgian capital on Thursday evening. According to media reports, the attacker is said to have shouted “Allahu Akbar”.
Police officers stand at the scene of the crime in Brussels on Thursday evening, where two of their colleagues were attacked with a knife.
(dpa) A police officer has been killed in an attack in Belgium’s capital, Brussels. Another police officer was injured in the attack with a knife, as reported by the Belga news agency, citing the prosecutor on Thursday evening. Several media reported that the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is great). According to Belga, the public prosecutor’s office could neither confirm nor deny this at the moment. The officers who were attacked called for reinforcements. A police officer who came to the rescue used his service weapon against the attacker.
Jihadists and Salafists often use the Arabic expression “Allahu Akbar” as a kind of battle cry.