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Despite the the ongoing jihad attacks in Europe, Belgium reduced its terror threat level for the first time in two years.
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BREAKING: ‘Knifeman’ brandishes weapon at Belgian train station police – shots fired
A MAN has been shot after reportedly brandishing a knife at an on-duty policeman in the Belgian city of Ghent, officials have revealed just days after the nation reduced their terror threat level for the first time in two years.
By Vincent Wood, The Express, January 23, 2018
Officials are yet to confirm the motive of the incident.
The incident took place outside the Gent-st-Pietrea station to the south of the City’s centre.
The area is currently on police lockdown – however train services are believed to still be in operation.
ADVERTISEMENTRegional officials have confirmed investigations are ongoing.
Spokeswoman for the regional Prosecutor An Schoonjans said: “A shooting incident happened at the station of Gent-Sint-Pieters.
“The railway police have fired at a man with a knife.
“The man was taken to the hospital and injured and is in danger.
“We investigate the exact circumstances of the facts.”
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Investigations are ongoing
ADVERTISEMENTA student who witnessed the incident said: “The man first entered the station loudly”.”Then he pulled a knife and held it in the air.“When the police ordered the man to lay down his knife, he refused.”The man reportedly also entered a shop across the road before the incident – where he also brandished the weapon.The shopkeeper said he “looked desperate” during the exchange.Belgium reduced its national threat level on Monday, saying a militant attack had become less likely almost two years after bombings killed 32 people in Brussels. The government reduced the threat level to two on a four-tier scale, indicating a medium risk.
Authorities had been on alert at level three for the serious chance of an attack since the bombings on March 22, 2016.
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