“We have established without a doubt that our police officers were the targets of the attack,” Papp said. “They wanted to execute my police officers.”A 23-year-old female officer suffered life-threatening injuries while her 26-year-old male partner was also seriously wounded while they were on foot patrol. The explosion took place several blocks from one of Budapest’s main entertainment districts, which was not crowded at the time. A 23-year-old female officer remained in critical condition on Sunday, while a 26-year-old male officer was stabilized after emergency surgery. Officials released a recording of the male officer calling for assistance after the detonation sent shrapnel flying toward the street, blowing out storefront windows and cracking concrete.

Source: National Post September 26, 2016 12:33 UTC