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| Belgian shopping centre evacuated after robbery by men 'armed with Kalashnikovs' in Chatelineau | |
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| A shopping centre in Belgium has been evacuated amid reports of gunfire from armed robbers. | |
| There were no immediate reports of injuries during the incident in Chatelineau on Saturday morning, which is not believed to be terror-related. | |
| Local reports said up to three gunmen attempted stole jewellery from the Cora centre before fleeing, sparking panic among shoppers. | |
| "Shots were fired with a Kalashnikov," mayor Daniel Vanderlick told RTL News, adding that no one was injured. | |
| The local police commissioner Eric Debrabander said "several armed individuals" had attacked the Histoire d'Or jewellery shop. | |
| The area was evacuated and cordoned off by security forces, with part of the shopping centre later reopening. | |
| It came days after a man with a knife held 15 people hostage in a supermarket in the Brussels suburb of Forest. | It came days after a man with a knife held 15 people hostage in a supermarket in the Brussels suburb of Forest. |
| No one was harmed in the attack, which was reported to be part of a failed robbery attempt on Tuesday. | No one was harmed in the attack, which was reported to be part of a failed robbery attempt on Tuesday. |
| Belgium has been on high alert since November's Paris attacks, with several Isis militants preparing for the massacres in the country before members of the same terror cell attacked Brussels Airport and a Metro station in March. | |