The August 2017 Brussels attack occurred near the Grand-Place/Grote Markt (main square) in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 August 2017, when two soldiers were injured by an assailant wielding a knife.[2][3][4]
Since the Paris attacks in 2015 and the 2016 Brussels bombings, soldiers have been on patrol in Brussels.[5]The New York Times reported that Brussels had been "on edge" as a result of previous terrorist attacks,[6] and Reuters reported that "1,200 soldiers patrol Belgium's main cities and the country is on its second highest threat level."[7]
The attack took place on the Boulevard Émile Jacqmain/Émile Jacqmainlaan, near Brussels' central Grand-Place/Grote Markt,[8] and was being treated by Belgian authorities as a terrorist attack.[9][1][8]
The assailant was Haashi Ayaanle, a 30-year-old male Somali immigrant born in 1987. Authorities say he was not known for terrorist activity. Ayaanle was shot and later died of his injuries in hospital.[1][10][11][12] He arrived in Belgium in 2004 and was granted Belgian citizenship in 2015.[13] Ayaanle lived in public housing in Bruges, where the mayor declared the suspect showed no prior signs of radicalization.[14][15]
A spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said that the assailant shouted "Allahu Akbar" twice as he rushed the soldiers, attacking them from behind.[16][8][17] In addition to the large knife with which he attacked, Ayaanle was carrying a replica of a gun and a copy of the Quran.[2][16] The alleged assailant, Haashi Ayaanle, worked for Victor Buyck Steel Construction in Eeklo as a welder from 2013 until April 2017. He was let go by the company after an incident in April 2017 when he attempted to attack fellow workers with a screwdriver. Although Ayaanle's fellow workers asserted that there had been no motive for the attack, Ayaanle told his attorney that they were peeking at him in his home and taking clandestine photos of him, causing the lawyer to request a mental status examination and resulting in Ayaanle being voluntarily hospitalized at St. Jan psychiatric hospital in Eeklo. He was discharged after three weeks, with advice to continue taking his prescribed medication. He found work again for a short time, before falling out of contact, even with his attorney.[18][19] Ayaanle was reported as having been in contact with members of the Somali fundamentalist community.[20][21]
Reactionsedit
The Amaq News Agency, claimed that the Islamic State was responsible for the attack.[2][16][8] According to the Amaq statement, "the perpetrator of the stabbing operation in Brussels is one of the soldiers of the Islamic State, and he carried out the operation in response to appeals to target countries of the [US-led] coalition".[8]
The Belgian Secretary of Interior, Jan Jambon, praised the soldiers and the police.[22]
General Marc Thys, commander of Belgian land forces, said that "uniforms are a target" and that his forces would change tactics to adapt to the threat,[23][24] and later said the military expected to have to continue patrolling the streets until 2020.[25]
^ abc"Belgian soldiers shoot dead knife attacker in Brussels". Reuters. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ abcTelegraph Foreign Staff (27 August 2017). "Islamic State claims Brussels knife attack on soldiers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^Jack Hardy. "Two police injured after knifeman attacks near Buckingham Palace". The Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^"Brussels attack: Man shot after stabbing soldier". BBC News. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^STEVEN ERLANGER; MILAN SCHREUER. "Belgian Soldiers Kill Knife-Wielding Man in Brussels". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Both London and Brussels have been on edge after terrorist assaults in both cities.
^Pascale Davies. (29 August 2017). "'Uniforms a target' Belgian General says after Brussels stabbing" (Transcript). Reuters. Retrieved 2 September 2017. 1,200 soldiers patrol Belgium's main cities and the country is on its second highest threat level. Its security operation - known as 'operation vigilant guardian' was meant to be a temporary measure. But it is now entering its third year
^ abcde"News 'Islamic State' claims Brussels machete attack". DW. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^Rankin, Jennifer (25 August 2017). "Man, 30, shot dead in Brussels after knife attack on two soldiers". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^Grafton-Green, Patrick (25 August 2017). "Brussels attack: Man 'shouting Allahu Akbar' shot after attacking soldiers with machete". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^Kentish, Ben (25 August 2017). "Brussels machete attack suspect 'still alive' after being shot while stabbing soldiers". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^"Man, 30, shot in Brussels after knife attack on two soldiers". The Guardian. Reuters. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^"Belgian of Somali origin staged Brussels knife attack: prosecutors". Yahoo News. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^JULIEN BALBONI (27 August 2017). "Attentat de Bruxelles : l'intrigant profil de l'assaillant des militaires". La Libre (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2017. According to the bourgmestre of Bruges, Renaat Landuyt, Haashi Ayaanle had not been seen in his neighborhood of Bruges for four months. "There was no sign of radicalization on the part of the individual," Landuyt said.
^McCleary, Kelly (26 August 2017). "ISIS claims attack on soldiers in Brussels". CNN. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ abcDeutrom, Rihan (28 August 2017). "Islamic State gloats as terrorist fear grips Europe". The Australian. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^Greenfield, Daniel (6 September 2017). . Jewish Voice. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^""Brussels attacker didn't need to be sectioned"". 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^Maeckelbergh, Bjorn (28 August 2017). "Aanvaller militairen ontsloeg zichzélf uit psychiatrie". HLN. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^"L'assaillant de Bruxelles en contact "avec une cellule fondamentaliste somalienne"". 7 Sur 7 (in French). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017. Ayaanle Haashi, the individual who attacked soldiers with a knife in Brussels on Friday night, was in contact via the internet with the Somali fundamentalist milieu
^"Bruxelles : l'assaillant était en contact avec des islamistes". La Capitale (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2017. The name of the one who attacked three soldiers in the center of Brussels on the evening of Friday appears in the file of a Somali Islamic affiliate active in Europe.
^"Jambon: "Accused known for some crime, not for terrorism"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017. The soldiers did what they had to do," said Jambon. "It is the duty of the soldiers and the police to protect the citizens and the institutions, they have done that perfectly, at risk for their own body and members. My respect is enormous.
^New Tactics to Protect Soldiers on Belgian Streets, Euro News, 29 Aug 2017
^'Uniforms a target' Belgian General says after Brussels stabbing, Reuters, 29 August 2017
^"Les militaires se préparent à rester dans les rues jusqu'en 2020". 28 August 2017.
^(PDF). Europol. 2018. p. 24. ISBN978-92-95200-91-3. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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The August 2017 Brussels attack occurred near the Grand Place Grote Markt main square in Brussels Belgium on 25 August 2017 when two soldiers were injured by an assailant wielding a knife 2 3 4 August 2017 Brussels attackPart of Islamic terrorism in EuropeLocationBrussels BelgiumDate25 August 2017 2017 08 25 TargetBrussels police officersAttack typeStabbingWeaponsMacheteDeaths1 the attacker 1 Injured2PerpetratorsHaashi AyaanleMotiveIslamic extremism Contents 1 Events 2 Reactions 3 See also 4 ReferencesEvents editSince the Paris attacks in 2015 and the 2016 Brussels bombings soldiers have been on patrol in Brussels 5 The New York Times reported that Brussels had been on edge as a result of previous terrorist attacks 6 and Reuters reported that 1 200 soldiers patrol Belgium s main cities and the country is on its second highest threat level 7 The attack took place on the Boulevard Emile Jacqmain Emile Jacqmainlaan near Brussels central Grand Place Grote Markt 8 and was being treated by Belgian authorities as a terrorist attack 9 1 8 The assailant was Haashi Ayaanle a 30 year old male Somali immigrant born in 1987 Authorities say he was not known for terrorist activity Ayaanle was shot and later died of his injuries in hospital 1 10 11 12 He arrived in Belgium in 2004 and was granted Belgian citizenship in 2015 13 Ayaanle lived in public housing in Bruges where the mayor declared the suspect showed no prior signs of radicalization 14 15 A spokeswoman for the prosecutor s office said that the assailant shouted Allahu Akbar twice as he rushed the soldiers attacking them from behind 16 8 17 In addition to the large knife with which he attacked Ayaanle was carrying a replica of a gun and a copy of the Quran 2 16 The alleged assailant Haashi Ayaanle worked for Victor Buyck Steel Construction in Eeklo as a welder from 2013 until April 2017 He was let go by the company after an incident in April 2017 when he attempted to attack fellow workers with a screwdriver Although Ayaanle s fellow workers asserted that there had been no motive for the attack Ayaanle told his attorney that they were peeking at him in his home and taking clandestine photos of him causing the lawyer to request a mental status examination and resulting in Ayaanle being voluntarily hospitalized at St Jan psychiatric hospital in Eeklo He was discharged after three weeks with advice to continue taking his prescribed medication He found work again for a short time before falling out of contact even with his attorney 18 19 Ayaanle was reported as having been in contact with members of the Somali fundamentalist community 20 21 Reactions editThe Amaq News Agency claimed that the Islamic State was responsible for the attack 2 16 8 According to the Amaq statement the perpetrator of the stabbing operation in Brussels is one of the soldiers of the Islamic State and he carried out the operation in response to appeals to target countries of the US led coalition 8 The Belgian Secretary of Interior Jan Jambon praised the soldiers and the police 22 General Marc Thys commander of Belgian land forces said that uniforms are a target and that his forces would change tactics to adapt to the threat 23 24 and later said the military expected to have to continue patrolling the streets until 2020 25 Europol classified the incident as jihadist terrorism in its report about terrorism in Europe during 2017 26 See also edit2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers 2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers June 2017 Brussels attack Islamic terrorism in EuropeReferences edit a b c Belgian soldiers shoot dead knife attacker in Brussels Reuters 25 August 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2017 a b c Telegraph Foreign Staff 27 August 2017 Islamic State claims Brussels knife attack on soldiers The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 30 August 2017 Jack Hardy Two police injured after knifeman attacks near Buckingham Palace The Independent Retrieved 26 August 2017 Brussels attack Man shot after stabbing soldier BBC News 26 August 2017 Retrieved 26 August 2017 Germany SPIEGEL ONLINE Hamburg Grosseinsatz nach Explosion Soldat schiesst Verdachtigen an Brusseler Hauptbahnhof nieder SPIEGEL ONLINE Panorama SPIEGEL ONLINE Retrieved 2017 06 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link STEVEN ERLANGER MILAN SCHREUER Belgian Soldiers Kill Knife Wielding Man in Brussels The New York Times Retrieved 26 August 2017 Both London and Brussels have been on edge after terrorist assaults in both cities Pascale Davies 29 August 2017 Uniforms a target Belgian General says after Brussels stabbing Transcript Reuters Retrieved 2 September 2017 1 200 soldiers patrol Belgium s main cities and the country is on its second highest threat level Its security operation known as operation vigilant guardian was meant to be a temporary measure But it is now entering its third year a b c d e News Islamic State claims Brussels machete attack DW 26 August 2017 Retrieved 30 August 2017 Rankin Jennifer 25 August 2017 Man 30 shot dead in Brussels after knife attack on two soldiers The Guardian Retrieved 5 November 2017 Grafton Green Patrick 25 August 2017 Brussels attack Man shouting Allahu Akbar shot after attacking soldiers with machete Evening Standard Retrieved 25 August 2017 Kentish Ben 25 August 2017 Brussels machete attack suspect still alive after being shot while stabbing soldiers The Independent Retrieved 25 August 2017 Man 30 shot in Brussels after knife attack on two soldiers The Guardian Reuters 25 August 2017 Retrieved 25 August 2017 Belgian of Somali origin staged Brussels knife attack prosecutors Yahoo News Retrieved 26 August 2017 JULIEN BALBONI 27 August 2017 Attentat de Bruxelles l intrigant profil de l assaillant des militaires La Libre in French Retrieved 2 September 2017 According to the bourgmestre of Bruges Renaat Landuyt Haashi Ayaanle had not been seen in his neighborhood of Bruges for four months There was no sign of radicalization on the part of the individual Landuyt said McCleary Kelly 26 August 2017 ISIS claims attack on soldiers in Brussels CNN Retrieved 30 August 2017 a b c Deutrom Rihan 28 August 2017 Islamic State gloats as terrorist fear grips Europe The Australian Retrieved 30 August 2017 Greenfield Daniel 6 September 2017 A Bloody August Global Terror Attacks Increase Amid Growing Fear Jewish Voice Archived from the original on 8 September 2017 Retrieved 8 September 2017 Brussels attacker didn t need to be sectioned 29 August 2017 Retrieved 8 September 2017 Maeckelbergh Bjorn 28 August 2017 Aanvaller militairen ontsloeg zichzelf uit psychiatrie HLN Retrieved 8 September 2017 L assaillant de Bruxelles en contact avec une cellule fondamentaliste somalienne 7 Sur 7 in French 28 August 2017 Retrieved 2 September 2017 Ayaanle Haashi the individual who attacked soldiers with a knife in Brussels on Friday night was in contact via the internet with the Somali fundamentalist milieu Bruxelles l assaillant etait en contact avec des islamistes La Capitale in French Retrieved 20 September 2017 The name of the one who attacked three soldiers in the center of Brussels on the evening of Friday appears in the file of a Somali Islamic affiliate active in Europe Jambon Accused known for some crime not for terrorism Het Laatste Nieuws in Dutch 26 August 2017 Retrieved 16 September 2017 The soldiers did what they had to do said Jambon It is the duty of the soldiers and the police to protect the citizens and the institutions they have done that perfectly at risk for their own body and members My respect is enormous New Tactics to Protect Soldiers on Belgian Streets Euro News 29 Aug 2017 Uniforms a target Belgian General says after Brussels stabbing Reuters 29 August 2017 Les militaires se preparent a rester dans les rues jusqu en 2020 28 August 2017 European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018 TE SAT 2018 PDF Europol 2018 p 24 ISBN 978 92 95200 91 3 Archived from the original 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