...the attacker in Liege was carrying a knife and approached two police officers, stabbed them several times, disarming them, and then used their weapons in a shooting rampage.
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How in the heck can this happen? No situational awareness on the part of the policemen? Were they females? Not understanding how two could be attacked at once and overcome.
According to the DailyMail, yes. But, to be fair, if someone gets close to two people, even male cops, chances are good he can get a few stabs in on each. The shock and pain then makes it fairly easy to disarm both. Of course if either one had better reflexes it might have turned out differently. Except it didn't.