A knife-wielding prison inmate stabbed woman police officers inside the Belgian town of Liege, stole their provider guns and shot them and a bystander dead in an attack on Tuesday.
Justice Minister Koen Geens stated the assailant, who turned into later killed with the aid of police, turned into on a -day leave from jail. Geens described him as a repeat offender who were incarcerated for the reason that 2003 and turned into due for release in years.
The attack passed off out of doors a Liege cafe on Tuesday morning. Liege prosecutors' spokesman Philippe Dulieu stated the man crept up on the 2 officials from in the back of carrying a knife and stabbed them several instances.
“He then took their guns. He used the weapons on the officials, who died,” Dulieu instructed reporters. the 2 police handguns had a complete of 17 bullets.