
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon. A man attacked a woman with a knife on the subway, leaving her seriously injured.
Another pregnant woman who was on the train got pushed to the ground by the attacker when he made his escape.
According to preliminary police reports, the incident involved a private dispute. Belgian media outlets further reported that the woman received cuts to the throat, and that panic erupted among passengers at the time of the attack.
The man was detained by police officers soon after the incident.