At around 09:30 on Tuesday, a man was stabbed with a butcher's knife at Gare du Midi in Brussels. The attacker was subdued by an off-duty member of the French police force. The victim was taken to hospital and is not believed to be in a critical situation.
The French-speaking news outlet RTL reported that the attacker had started screaming in the station before stabbing the victim who was left with blood "on his face and on his hands." A Frenchman, who works as a police officer in his native country, subsequently intervened and tackled the man to the ground.
The French policeman, who has opted to remain anonymous, stated to RTL that he feared for the worst after the victim was stabbed in the neck. After witnessing the first attack, he decided to immediately spring into action by "subduing the attacker with the help of two security guards."
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The assailant was subsequently handcuffed by the security guards and was later arrested by police reinforcements, while the victim is currently being treated at a hospital.
At the time of writing, the police has provided no further details on the circumstances behind the attack.
