Knife attacker wounds Belgian police officer
The officers used a baton and sprayed the man with gas after the man injured the officer in the head
Police officers stand at the entrance of the Park Maximilien in Brussels, Belgium, September 17, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
BRUSSELS:
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.
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, Brussels police spokesperson Ilse Van de Keere said.
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The officers also used a baton and sprayed the man with gas. "The person continued to be threatening and injured the officer in the head," Van de Keere said.
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.
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.
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, Brussels police spokesperson Ilse Van de Keere said.
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The officers also used a baton and sprayed the man with gas. "The person continued to be threatening and injured the officer in the head," Van de Keere said.
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.