Brussels: A man was shot dead in the centre of Brussels on Friday evening after attacking two soldiers with a knife, officials said.

Police said the suspect had been "neutralised" after witnesses reported he had attacked two soldiers.

Freddie Martyn, 25, told the the London Telegraph: "We saw two to three ambulances, three army dogs, 10 police officers and the same amount of soldiers.

"Apparently a guy with a machete attacked one soldier and apparently it all went very quickly. They thought he had a bomb on him. They fired two shots directly at him and took him out."