Police at the scene of the attack in Brussels

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Police were scrambled to Rue Vanderkindere in the Uccle suburb of the Belgian capital following reports of the horrific attack.

According to eyewitness reports a woman with a machete attacked three people on board a bus outside a Carrefour supermarket.

Two were seriously injured, according to Belgian broadcaster RBFT, whilst one escaped with more minor wounds.

She was shot and wounded by officers just as she was about to launch another attack, and has now been arrested. According to reports the woman was of "Asian" appearance, but the horror attack is not believed to have been an act of terrorism at this stage.