Belgium shooting: Man kills passerby, two police officers

ANI  |  Belgium [Europe] 

Three people, including two policemen, were killed in a terror attack in the eastern city of on Tuesday.

The incident happened in the morning when an assailant stabbed two policemen from behind before snatching their weapons, as per

After killing the two police officers, the attacker opened fire on a parked vehicle, wounding the

The suspect then took refuge in a local high school where he held a woman hostage. When police intervened, he opened fire, injuring several other officers.

is Belgium's third-largest city. In 2011, it was the scene of a grenade and gun attack that left at least five dead and injured more than 100.

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First Published: Tue, May 29 2018. 20:55 IST