Attacker neutralized
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Belgian police shoot knife attacker who yelled 'Allahu Akbar'
Belgian soldiers reportedly shoot man in downtown Brussels Friday evening after he attacks troops with knife; Belgium's anti-terror crisis center tweets that soldiers 'neutralized' attacker and that 'situation is under control.'
Belgian soldiers shot a man in downtown Brussels on Friday evening after he attacked the troops with a knife, federal police said. The man reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he attacked.
"A man armed with a knife attacked a group of soldiers. The soldiers fired at him and neutralized the individual," said Belgian Federal Police spokesman, Jonathan Pfunde.
The attacker being neutralized (Photo: AFP)
He declined to say whether the man was shot dead.
Belgium's anti-terror crisis center also said in a tweet that the soldiers had "neutralized" the man and that the "situation is under control."
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Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel tweeted: "All our support is with our soldiers. Our security services remain on alert. We are following the situation closely."
Brussels Police (Photo: AP)
Associated Press television images from central Brussels showed that police have sealed off a main street not far from the Belgian capital's main Grand Place tourist attraction.
Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people in attacks on March 22, 2016 on the Brussels main airport and subway system.
The Federal Prosecutor's office, which handles terror probes in Belgium, could not be immediately reached for confirmation.
