BRUSSELS, January 23 (RIA Novosti) - A man was detained on Friday in connection with the deaths of two children and an adult during a knife attack at a daycare center in the northwest Belgian town of Dendermonde, police said.
The VTM television station earlier reported that five people had been killed. However, the country's Interior Ministry has said that three people lost their lives during the incident.
According to regional media reports, the suspect attempted to escape on a bicycle after the attack.
An investigation is underway.