Belgium police machete attack: Knifeman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' hacks two female officers in face

A crazed man hacked at a policewoman's face with a machete and shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before turning on another officer just seconds before a third cop shot him dead in a suspected terror attack.
The machete-wielding terror suspect launched his terrifying attack in Charleroi this afternoon after walking up to the Belgian city's main police station just before 4pm.
He wandered up the policewomen at a checkpoint at the entrance of to station and immediately pulled out the huge blade.
Screaming "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest), the twisted attacker then flung the machete into the face of one of the female officers with huge force.

A second officer was close by and the savage immediately lunged towards her before a third officer who was at the checkpoint with her colleagues pulled out her gun and blasted him in the chest and leg and later died.
Terrified witnesses reported hearing a series of shots as the attack, which Belgian authorities later described as appearing to be an act of terror.
The two injured officers, later named by local media as Corinne and Hakima were raced to hospital.

Medics later revealed Corinne was only slightly injured, but her colleague was left with horror wounds to her face and would need plastic surgery.
Prime Minister Charles Michel's spokesman said he was "closely monitoring" the situation and will meet tomorrow with security services.
He added that early indications for the motive are "very much towards a terrorist attack".


source: UK mirror