AKIPRESS.COM - A man has shot dead two police officers and a nearby driver in the eastern Belgian city of Liège, BBC reported.

The gunman took a female cleaner hostage at a school before being killed by police. Two other police officers were also injured.

The man's motive is not yet clear but terror prosecutors are looking after the case.

Police sources quoted in local media said the man was heard shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic).

Belgium remains on high alert after attacks in 2016 claimed by the Islamic State group left 32 people dead. Brussels-based militants were also involved in the 2015 Paris attacks.

Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon said the country's anti-terrorist crisis centre was monitoring the situation.