Man shouting 'Allahu Akbar' attacks two officers in Begium with machete

Two police officers have been attacked in Belgium by an man wielding a machete and shouting "Allahu Akhbar".

Police in the city of Charleroi said the officers were "not in danger" after the attack outside the local police headquarters.

The suspect was shot by a third officer and has died from his wounds, police confirmed.

Local media reported that a female police officer was taken to hospital with severe injuries to her
face, while her colleague was not seriously wounded.

"Two police have been injured with a machete in front of the police headquarters by a man shouting 'Allah Akhbah'," a spokesperson for Charleroi police said. "The individual was shot but is alive."

The incident came after a string of terror attacks by Isis supporters across Europe, including the murder of a priest in France and a machete attack on a train and suicide bombing in Germany.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility from terror groups.

Jan Jambon, the Belgian Interior Minister, condemned the attack in the town, around 30 miles south of Brussels.

"Despicable act in Charleroi. All my thoughts with the two injured officers and their colleagues and families. Ocam [Belgian anti-terrorism agency] is investigating," he wrote in a Tweet.

- Independent.co.uk