BRUSSELS: A Belgian police officer received a knife wound to the head and his alleged attacker was shot and seriously wounded on Monday, Brussels police said.
The city prosecutor’s office said the attacker was a Belgian national “of Egyptian origin” who was born in 1975 and appears to be homeless.
The incident took place near Parc Maximilien, an area known as a gathering point for mainly North African immigrants hoping to head on to Britain, police spokeswoman Ilse Van Der Keere said.
According to prosecutors, an officer had found the suspect resting on a pavement and had asked him to move on, whereupon the individual drew a knife.
Officials said the suspect lunged with the knife and was in turn wounded in the head and leg when a second officer opened fire three times.
“His medical condition has stabilized but he is not yet ready to be interviewed,” the prosecutor’s office said. In an earlier statement, officials had said they had no reason to suspect terrorism.
Knife attacker wounds Belgian police officer
Knife attacker wounds Belgian police officer
- The city prosecutor’s office said the attacker was a Belgian national “of Egyptian origin”
- Officials said the suspect lunged with the knife and was in turn wounded in the head and leg when a second officer opened fire three times
Trump says he plans to name Gaza Board of Peace early next year
- It says the Board of Peace will operate “until such time as the Palestinian Authority (PA) has satisfactorily completed its reform program … and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza.”
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an announcement about which world leaders will serve on the Gaza Board of Peace should be made early next year.
Trump told reporters during an economic event in the White House Roosevelt Room that a variety of leaders want to be on the board, which was established under a Gaza plan that set up a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants.
Trump said “the kings, the presidents, prime ministers — they all want to be on the Board of Peace.” He said it should be announced in the new year.
“It’ll be one of the most legendary boards ever. Everybody wants to be on it,” he said.
A United Nations Security Council resolution adopted on November 17 authorized a Board of Peace and countries working with it to establish a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza.
The resolution, drafted by the US, described the Board of Peace as a transitional administration “that will set the framework, and coordinate funding for, the redevelopment of Gaza” in line with Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
It says the Board of Peace will operate “until such time as the Palestinian Authority (PA) has satisfactorily completed its reform program … and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza.”
