Soldiers open fire on man assaulting them in Brussels: report

Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-26 03:27:41|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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BRUSSELS, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers opened fire on a man on Friday night on Emile Jacquemain Boulevard in Brussels, according to military and police sources, as quoted by the Belgian newspaper Derniere Heure.

The incident happened at 8:20 p.m.local time. The man had just assaulted the soldiers with a knife before they returned fire. Two of them were slightly injured.

The man is not known for acts of terrorism, the report said.

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