A machete attack on a Belgium police station yesterday was carried out by a "soldier of Isis", the terror group said today.
The extremist organisation released a statement through its news agency Amaq this afternoon.
It came as Prime Minister Charles Michel was meeting with the country's security services following the attack on two policewomen that left one with deep facial wounds.
Belgian authorities have not yet released any information about the assailant, who shouted "Allahu Aakbar" during the stabbing.
The man was shot and killed by police outside the main police station in Charleroi.
Following the attack, Prime Minister Charles Michel broke off his holiday in southern France and returned to Belgium.
He said the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office was now investigting an "attempted terrorist murder."
Mr Michel said: "We must keep a cool head.
"We must avoid panic of course, not give in to terror. That's the trap that has been set for us."
Belgium has been on high alert since the March 22 suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State extremists that killed 32 people in Brussels. Many of the perpetrators of the November 13 carnage in Paris that killed 130 people were also residents of Belgium.
"We know we must be constantly, constantly vigilant," Mr Michel said.
Belgian Defence Minister Steven Vandeput said the government's Crisis Centre would meet to determine if additional measures should be taken to protect police buildings and staff.
The identities of the attacked police officers were not being released.
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