Belgium stabbing suspect was 'on list of potential extremists'

The suspect, who had served six years in prison from 2013-19, made "unhinged remarks" during his talk with officers hours before the attack

Belgian police officers stand in a cordoned-off area where two police colleagues were stabbed on Thursday, in Brussels Picture: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

A lone attacker who killed one police officer and hurt another in a Brussels stabbing was on a list of potential extremists, officials said.

The suspect, born in 1990 and named as Yassine M, went to a police station early on Thursday to express his hatred for officers but could not be arrested before he launched his attack on two officers that evening.