Two Belgian police hurt by machete-wielding assailant shouting 'Allahu akbar'

The attacker was shot and injured

Afp August 06, 2016
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Belgian police officers patrol in central Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
BRUSSELS: Two policewomen were wounded in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday by a machete-wielding man who shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is the greatest), local police said.

The attacker was shot and injured, they said on Twitter.

This is a developing story.
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