In what appears to be the latest weekly terrorist attack in Europe, 7 days after the deadly events in Barcelona, Sky News and Reuters report that a man was shot in the center of Brussels on Friday evening after attacking two soldiers with a knife, according to state broadcaster RTBF reported.
Police confirmed to the Belgian media that the suspect - who brought a knife to a gun fight - was shot dead, the VRT broadcaster reports. According to RTBF, the attacker was a Somali man about 30 years old, who shouted "Allahu Akbar" during his assault. The soldiers suffered slight injuries to the hand and face
#BREAKING Soldiers shot a man who attacked them with machete in Brussels: Belgium media pic.twitter.com/sKH4CfKlOs
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) August 25, 2017
The attacker was not known to have links to terrorism, according to Belgian prosecutors cited by Reuters. He was known to police for his earlier involvement in “minor offenses,” according to the VRT.