Brussels Police Say Knife-Wielding Attacker Charged With Terror-Linked Attempted Murder

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Brussels Police Say Knife-Wielding Attacker Charged With Terror-Linked Attempted Murder

The man who recently stabbed a police officer in Brussels has been charged with terrorism-related attempted murder, a representative of the Brussels police told Sputnik on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th November, 2018) The man who recently stabbed a police officer in Brussels has been charged with terrorism-related attempted murder, a representative of the Brussels police told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, a man wielding a knife attacked and injured a police officer.

Another police officer used his weapon against the attacker, wounding him. Both the assailant and the injured officer were hospitalized.

"He is charged with attempted murder in a terrorist context," the representative said, adding that the attacker did not have a criminal record.

Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon called the attack "a cowardly act."