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Brussels: Man with knife overpowered at prime minister’s official residence

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Published: January 7th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Police stand guard in front of Prime Minister's residence as knife-wielding attacker who tried to enter the official residence of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has been caught in Brussels, Belgium on January 6, 2025.
Police officers stand guard outside the Prime Minister’s residence after a man with a knife tried to enter the official residence of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.

A man armed with a knife has been arrested at the official residence of the Belgian head of government in Brussels. According to the Belgian news agency Belga, the man tried to enter the official residence. According to reports, he threatened the military police who were present.. The officers overpowered the man. No one was injured.

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