2022 Brussels stabbing

A stabbing attack happened on 10 November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium, killing a police officer and injuring another.

[1][2] The attacker shouted the Arabic phrase "Allahu Akbar" while committing the stabbing.

[3] During the late 20th and early 21st century, bombing and stabbing attacks have been carried out in Brussels, including those in 1979, 2014, 2016, June 2017, August 2017 and 2018.

At around 18:15 (GMT) close to the city's Brussels-North railway station, two officers were stabbed before the attacker was shot in the legs and abdomen by another police patrol arriving at the scene.

[4] The suspect is a 32-year-old Belgian-Moroccan named Yassine Mahi, who was born and residing in Brussels.