2018 Brussels stabbing attack
| 2018 Brussels stabbing attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Date | 20 November 2018 (CET) |
| Target | Police, civilians |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 (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]
Incident
[edit]At around 5.30 am local time (CET) on 20 November 2018 a man attacked two policemen outside a police station adjacent to Brussels' central Grand-Place/Grote Markt, stabbing one of the officers in the neck with a knife.[2][3][4] Witnesses reported that the knife-wielding attacker screamed "Allahu Akbar" as he threw himself at the two policemen.[2][5][6]
Impact
[edit]The wounded officer was then rushed to hospital. The Belgian police said that the officer who was injured was not in life-threatening danger, but would be incapacitated for many weeks.[7] The attacker, who wielded two kitchen knives, survived his injuries, but was left in a critical condition.[2]
Suspect
[edit]Belgian media reported the man, named by local press only as "Issam T," was known to police for robbery and violent crimes but not for any links to Islamic terrorism.[8] He was released from a secure hospital in October against the recommendation of the office of the public prosecutor, which has now opened an investigation into "attempted murder with a terrorist motive".[2] The suspect had previously tried to kill a prison guard.[9]
Investigation
[edit]On 23 November, via a warrant issued for "murder and acts of terrorism", police searched the home of a friend of the suspect.[10]
See also
[edit]- 2018 Liège attack
- August 2017 Brussels attack
- 2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers
- 2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers
References
[edit]- ^ 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 ».
- ^ a b c d Crisp, James (20 November 2018). "Man shot after stabbing police officer in the neck in Brussels" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Brussels attack: Terror as police officer stabbed by knifeman 'screaming allahu akbar' | World | News". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Police officer stabbed in knife attack in Brussels". 20 November 2018.
- ^ Osborn, Samuel (20 November 2018). "Brussels attack: Police officer stabbed in Belgium's capital before attacker shot". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Kureshi, Ashan (24 November 2018). "Poisonous fruits". The Nation. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ NAWAL BENSALEM (24 November 2018). "Que sait-on aujourd'hui de l'enquête sur Issam T., l'auteur des coups de couteau contre un policier?". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
incapacité de travail pour plusieurs semaines, a précisé le parquet de Bruxelles hier matin
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (20 November 2018). "Brussels Police Officer Is Stabbed, Officials Say". New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Bruxelles: Issam T. avait déjà tenté de tuer un gardien de prison - Édition digitale de Charleroi". lanouvellegazette.be. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ NAWAL BENSALEM (23 November 2018). "Policier poignardé à Bruxelles : perquisition dans l'entourage d'Issam T. ce vendredi matin". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
La DH apprend qu'une perquisition a eu lieu ce matin chez un ami du suspect placé sous mandat du chef de tentative de meurtre dans un contexte terroriste.