Brussels knifeman shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ shot after ‘terrorist’ attack on soldiers

A knife-wielding man was shot dead on Friday after wounding a soldier in the centre of Brussels, in what Belgian authorities called a “terrorist attack”. The man, who prosecutors said yelled “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) during the assault, was shot by soldiers on a street in the city which has been on high alert since terrorist attacks on its metro and airport last year. “We believe that it is a terrorist attack,” said a prosecutors’ office spokeswoman, who added the attacker “is dead.”