June 2017 Brussels attack
On 20 June 2017, a terrorist bomb caused a small explosion at Brussels-Central railway station in Brussels, Belgium; there were no casualties. Soldiers patrolling the station subsequently killed the suspect with three to four shots, according to eyewitnesses. The perpetrator was Oussama Zariouh, a 36-year-old Moroccan national who lived in the Molenbeek municipality and who had assembled a defective explosive device.
| June 2017 Brussels attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
Brussels-Central railway station in 2010 | |
| Location | Brussels-Central railway station in Brussels, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50.8454°N 4.3568°E |
| Date | 20 June 2017 20:45 (UTC+2) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Explosives |
| Deaths | 1 (the attacker) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Oussama Zariouh |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
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