ISIS Claims Belgium Machete Attack; France on Edge amid New Threats
ISIS is claiming responsibility for a weekend machete attack that wounded two policewomen in Belgium. The Islamic State has called the attack in the Belgian city of Charleroi "an act of reprisal" carried out by one of its "soldiers."
A 33-year-old Algerian man wounded the policewomen at the police station on Saturday before being shot dead. This comes amid a new report that ISIS has stolen a large cache of U.S. weapons in Afghanistan.
Belgian officials admit the Algerian attacker was known to authorities and was living in Belgium illegally. So why was he still at large?
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel urged Belgians to "avoid panic, of course -- not give in to terror. That's the trap that has been set for us."
But it might be hard for the average Belgian not to panic because it certainly looks at if the Belgian government is not in control of the situation.
France continues to be on edge amid fears of a new terrorist attack and has cancelled festivals and sporting events. At one point the Eiffel Tower was evacuated.
Meanwhile, a burkini-only day for Muslim women at a water park in France has sparked outrage among some politicians and French citizens. The event was restricted to women wearing all-over swimming outfits often referred to as a "burkini."
For some, it shows Europe's strange, politically correct relationship with Islam and with Islamic terror.