A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured in a knife attack in Antwerp’s Schipperskwartier district on Tuesday morning, but is now out of danger, while the suspect remains at large.
Police were called to Vingerlingstraat at around 06:30 after reports that a person was lying on the ground.
Officers gave the woman first aid at the scene and kept passers-by away.
A security perimeter was set up while other police teams searched the surrounding area for the attacker, according to local police spokesperson Wouter Bruyns.
The victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but her condition stabilised later in the morning.
Specialists from the federal judicial police forensic laboratory were sent to the scene.
Investigators are also checking whether CCTV footage could help advance the inquiry.
The motive for the attack and the exact circumstances remain unclear, police said.
