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| Brussels attack: Man shot after stabbing troops | Brussels attack: Man shot after stabbing troops |
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| A man has been shot dead after attacking two soldiers with a machete in the centre of Brussels. | A man has been shot dead after attacking two soldiers with a machete in the centre of Brussels. |
| The attacker, aged 30, was injured in the street but later died in hospital. One of the soldiers suffered a wound to the face, the other has a hand injury. | The attacker, aged 30, was injured in the street but later died in hospital. One of the soldiers suffered a wound to the face, the other has a hand injury. |
| Photographs showed the street cordoned off with police and troops in the area. | Photographs showed the street cordoned off with police and troops in the area. |
| Soldiers have become a familiar sight on the streets of the Belgian capital since terror attacks which killed more than 30 people last year. | Soldiers have become a familiar sight on the streets of the Belgian capital since terror attacks which killed more than 30 people last year. |
| Belgium's federal prosecutor's office said the attacker was "not known for terrorist activities" but said that he had shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) during the assault. | |
| The attack on Friday is being treated as terrorist incident, the prosecutor's office said. | |
| Witness Ryan MacDonald wrote on Twitter that he heard the sound of a gunshot before seeing a "heavy police presence outside". | 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". | 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. | The attack took place on Boulevard Emile Jacqmain in the centre of Brussels. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |