The attacker had a knife when he stole an officer's firearm and used the gun against his victims before taking a woman hostage at a school in Liege.
Anti-terrorist officers killed the 36-year-old Belgian man in a shootout, bringing an end to the rampage.
Chilling images posted online show the gunman, named as Benjamin Herman, wielding two handguns after killing his victims.
He launched the attack just one day after he was released from prison on day parole, with local reports claiming he was "radicalised" behind bars.
Belgian authorities said the incident is being treated as terrorism.
Herman had been serving time for drug offences and was classified as "unstable", according to local reports.
Local media reported that investigators were looking into whether he converted to Islam and was radicalised in jail.
Witnesses said the attacker was armed with two guns and shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he carried out the attack, VTM reported.
Two other police officers were seriously wounded during the incident.
The drama unfolded outside the Augustins cafe in Liege city centre at about 10.30am on Tuesday.
The knife-wielding assailant attacked two female police officers from behind and disarmed one, using her gun to kill the...
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Chilling images posted online show the gunman, named as Benjamin Herman, wielding two handguns after killing his victims.
He launched the attack just one day after he was released from prison on day parole, with local reports claiming he was "radicalised" behind bars.
Belgian authorities said the incident is being treated as terrorism.
Herman had been serving time for drug offences and was classified as "unstable", according to local reports.
Local media reported that investigators were looking into whether he converted to Islam and was radicalised in jail.
Witnesses said the attacker was armed with two guns and shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he carried out the attack, VTM reported.
Two other police officers were seriously wounded during the incident.
The drama unfolded outside the Augustins cafe in Liege city centre at about 10.30am on Tuesday.
The knife-wielding assailant attacked two female police officers from behind and disarmed one, using her gun to kill the...
Read More HERE
So their prisons are a terrorist recruiting ground? I have one possible solution. Convert all food to pork products or to items cooked in pork by-products. And make sure every inmate can see the whole buthering and prep process. The extremeists will self ID and / or starve to death. And if one doesn't want to be forced to eat pork? That will be real incentive for them to stay out of jail.
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