Belgium Suspects Terrorism as Assailant Kills Police in Liege
- Attacker makes three deadly victims with police weapon
- Perpetrator killed in shootout after hiding in nearby school
A police car drives in the eastern Belgian city of Liege after a shooting of two police officers and a bystander on May 29, 2018.
Photographer: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images
Belgian authorities suspect terrorism was the motive for the killing of two police officers and a passing driver in the city center of Liege even as local media reported the assailant, who had obtained authorization to leave prison, was only known for petty crime.
The attacker stabbed two police officers in the back, grabbed their firearms and shot them dead, Liege prosecutor Philippe Dulieu said at a press briefing in the eastern Belgian city on Tuesday. He went on to shoot a passenger in a passing car and briefly took a woman hostage in a nearby high school before being killed in a shootout with the police, which wounded several officers.