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Two police officers dead in Belgium shooting, attacker ‘neutralized’ (VIDEOS)

Source: RT
May 29, 2018 at 07:44
Police at the scene of Tuesday's shooting in Liege, Belgium. May 29, 2018. © Francois Lenoir / Reuters
Police at the scene of Tuesday's shooting in Liege, Belgium. May 29, 2018. © Francois Lenoir / Reuters
Two police officers and a passer-by have been killed after a man opened fire in Liege, Belgium. The attacker was shot dead after taking a woman hostage in a local high school. The incident is being investigated as terrorism.

A local prosecutor told a news conference that the man attacked the two officers from behind with a knife before taking one of their guns and shooting them dead. The third victim was a passenger in a parked car.

Another two people have been injured in the incident, according to Belgian broadcaster RTBF. Police have now cordoned off an area around Avroy Boulevard in the center of the city.

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