A lone attacker who killed one officer and hurt another in a stabbing went to a police station just hours earlier and expressed hatred for them, Belgian authorities said
A few hours later, when police checked on his whereabouts,"it appears that the person had left the hospital".Eric Van der Sypt of the federal prosecutor's office said investigators are looking into whether the attack in Brussels happened in a"terrorist context".According to Belgian media, the suspect shouted"Allahu Akbar", the Arabic phrase for"God is great", during the attack, which happened at about 7.15pm on Thursday.
The authorities kept the overall terrorist threat level at two out of a possible four, meaning the risk of an attack is still"medium". Alexander De Croo, the Belgian prime minister, posted a message of condolence to the family and friends of the dead officer."Today's tragedy demonstrates this once again."
Interior minister Annelies Verlinden said she was in contact with the Brussels mayor, police chief and security services to co-ordinate a response to the attack.
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