2018 Brussels stabbing attack

2018 Brussels stabbing attack
LocationBrussels, Belgium
Date20 November 2018 (CET)
TargetPolice, civilians
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Deaths0
Injured2 (including the perpetrator)

The 2018 Brussels stabbing attack occurred on 20 November 2018 when a man wielding two knives attacked police officers outside a police station adjacent to the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (main square) in Brussels, Belgium. A police officer was wounded and the attacker was shot and injured by the police. Both the attacker and a wounded officer were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries. An investigation for possible links to terrorism is underway. Jan Jambon, Belgium's Minister of the Interior and Security, said the suspect had been interned and recently freed.[1]

  1. ^ D.H. (20 November 2018). "Attaque au couteau d'un policier: ouverture d'une enquête contre le suspect Issam T. pour "tentative d'assassinat dans un contexte terroriste"". La Capitale (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2018. l'a indiqué Jan Jambon sur Radio 1, « sur la base des informations dont nous disposons, [était] personne internée qui avait récemment été libérée ».