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| A man has been shot in the centre of Brussels after attacking two soldiers with a knife, prosecutors say. | |
| One of the soldiers received a wound to the face, the other suffered a hand injury. The attacker is in a critical state in hospital. | |
| Pictures from the scene on Friday show the area cordoned off with police and emergency services in the street. | |
| Witnesses said they heard the sound of gunshots and police sirens. | |
| "With the identity that we currently have it is a 30-year-old man who is not known for terrorist activities," a spokeswoman for the prosecution in Brussels said. | |
| Witness Ryan MacDonald wrote on Twitter that he heard the sound of a gunshot before seeing a "heavy police presence outside". | |
| Another witness said he heard "two loud bangs and a load of sirens". | |
| The attack took place on Boulevard Emile Jacqmain in the centre of Brussels, local media reported. | |
| The presence of soldiers on the streets of Brussels is part of a large-scale security operation designed to reassure the public in the wake of terrorist attacks in the city in March 2016 in which 32 people were killed. | |
| Troops on patrol in a busy district of shops and restaurants in the centre of the city appear to have been the target for this latest attack. |