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| Man shot in Brussels after knife attack on soldiers | |
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| A man has been shot in the centre of Brussels on Friday evening after attacking two soldiers with a knife. | |
| The man is in a critical condition, Belgian prosecutors told Reuters. They also confirmed the man was not known to have any terror links. | |
| “With the identity that we currently have it is a 30-year-old man who is not known for terrorist activities,” said a prosecution spokeswoman. | “With the identity that we currently have it is a 30-year-old man who is not known for terrorist activities,” said a prosecution spokeswoman. |
| The soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack, one in the face, the other in the hand. | The soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack, one in the face, the other in the hand. |
| Belgium’s anti-terror command unit confirmed that soldiers had “neutralised” a person. | Belgium’s anti-terror command unit confirmed that soldiers had “neutralised” a person. |
| In addition to regular police, the streets of Brussels are being patrolled by soldiers due to a heightened threat level following a series of terror attacks in Paris and the Belgian capital in 2015 and 2016. | |
| In June, soldiers shot dead a suspected suicide bomber in the Brussels central train station but there were no other casualties, in what authorities treated as a terrorist incident. | |
| More to follow... | More to follow... |