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Machete-Wielder Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ Wounds 2 Police Officers in Belgium

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ISIS claims responsibility for the machete attack in Belgium that injured two officers. Photo: Screenshot.

ISIS claims responsibility for the machete attack in Belgium that injured two officers, Fox News reported. Photo: Screenshot.

Two female officers were attacked and wounded by a man wielding a machete and shouting “Allahu Akbar” outside the main police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, police said.

The assailant was shot by a third officer and later died of his wounds, authorities said. The attacker’s identity and motive were not immediately known, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said, but added the “first indications” suggested it was an act of terrorism.

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