比利时枪击案致三人死亡当局定性“恐怖袭击”

Federal prosecutors are investigating the shooting deaths of two police officers and a third person Tuesday in the eastern Belgian city of Liege in what police suspect was a terror attack.

周二，比利时东部城市列日的枪击事件导致两名警察和一位市民死亡，联邦检察官正在调查该案件，警察怀疑这是一起恐怖袭击。

The gunman shot the officers in the morning outside a cafe on a major thoroughfare before fleeing to a high school where he briefly took a hostage, officials said.

官员说，早上，枪手在一条大街上的咖啡馆外面射杀了警察，然后逃到一所高中，在那里短暂地劫持了一名人质。

A spokesman for the Liege prosecutors, Catherine Collignon, told AFP the third victim was a motorist who was driving in the area.

列日检察官发言人Catherine Collignon告诉法新社记者，第三名受害人是一名开车人士，当时正在该区域行驶。

The shooter, who was killed by police, was released from prison on Monday, according to the Belgian broadcaster RTBF. The broadcaster said the suspect was known for committing minor infractions and had no known association to extremism.

根据比利时广播公司RTBF的说法，这名随后被警察杀死的枪手于星期一从监狱释放。该广播机构称，该嫌疑人曾犯有轻微违规行为，但与极端主义毫无关系。

The shootings occurred as Belgium is on high alert after a series of attacks in the capital of Brussels over the past few years for which Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

比利时首都布鲁塞尔在过去几年发生了一系列袭击事件，伊斯兰国声称为其所为，比利时处于高度戒备状态，然而该袭击在这种背景下还是发生了。