Two police officers have sustained injuries after they were attacked by a man wielding a machete near a police station in Charleroi, Belgium.

The suspect was heard shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he attacked the police officers, he was then shot by a third police officer who was at the scene.

ISIS has now claimed responsibility for the machete attack on two Belgian policewomen carried out by an Algerian who shouted Allahu Akbar.

One of the police officers who sustained injuries is described as being in ‘serious’ condition.

Police have now set up a cordon around the surrounding area.

The attacker was shot and wounded, Charleroi police confirmed on Twitter.

Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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