LIEGE, Belgium A gunman killed four people, including himself, in an attack in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday, Belgian media reported.The man, named by Belgian press agency Belga as 32-year-old Nordine Amrani, opened fire and threw explosives on a city centre square which was hosting a Christmas market.
Earlier, Belgian media reported 64 people had been injured, and two killed, in a hand grenade and gunfire attack in the eastern city of Liege.
- The attack took place at midday Tuesday near a courthouse in a busy central square.
- The scene in the city center is chaotic, and news reports have variously put the number of attackers at between one and three men. It is widely reported that one attacker has died.
News reports said police helicopters are flying over the city and a medical post has been set up in the courtyard of the palace of the Prince Bishops court house located on the site. About a dozen people were reported to have been wounded.VRT Radio spoke with Herve Taveirne from the courthouse into which he had fled to escape the gunfire. "We were in the courthouse building and were just leaving when we saw someone toss a grenade," Taveirne said.
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