MANILA -- No Filipino was among those reported dead and wounded in a
suspected terror attack in Belgium on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) said.
In his report to DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Ambassador Eduardo
Jose de Vega said two police officers and a bystander were killed in the
incident that also left two other police officers wounded.
The attack took place in Liège, about 100 kilometers south of the Belgian
capital.
The envoy said a man carrying a knife attacked two female police
officers from behind, took their guns and fired at a young man in his car. The
suspect then took a woman hostage before he was shot and killed by responding
police officers.
At present, there is an estimated 8,000 Filipinos in Belgium, including
about 100 in Liege, and none of them were affected by the shooting incident.
Cayetano has expressed his condolences to the Belgian government and
the families of the victim. (PNA/By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora- PR)
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