Story highlights Attacker reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar" as he assaulted two police officers

Officers were wounded in the face and neck before suspect was gunned down

(CNN) There are indications that a machete attack on Belgian police may have been intended as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Sunday.

The case has been handed to a federal prosecutor for investigation and an investigating judge specializing in terrorism has been appointed.

The assault took place Saturday when a man armed with a machete and reportedly yelling "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for "God is the greatest") attacked two police officers at a police station in Charleroi, about 30 miles south of Brussels.

The man, who was carrying a rucksack, severely injured both police officers in the face and neck before a third officer gunned him down.

The attacker later died from gunshot wounds.

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