Overview
- The stabbings occurred Thursday evening on the steps of Antwerp’s opera house as the demonstration was dispersing.
- Authorities report six people were hospitalized with knife wounds, including two in life‑threatening condition.
- Police say four suspects were detained near the venue, and searches for possible additional perpetrators continue.
- Investigators have opened an attempted‑murder case and have not classified the incident as terrorism at this stage.
- The rally supported Kurds in Syria, and a Kurdish diaspora spokesman described the assault as a targeted attack on their community.