2017 Brussels stabbing attack

2017 Brussels stabbing attack
Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe
LocationBrussels, Belgium
Date25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
TargetBrussels police officers
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsMachete
Deaths1 (the attacker)
Injured2
PerpetratorsHaashi Ayaanle
MotiveIslamic extremism

On 25 August 2017, a stabbing occurred near the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (main square) in Brussels, Belgium, when two soldiers were injured by an assailant wielding a knife.