Belgian shopping mall evacuated after man fires rifle in store

October 22, 2016 15:58

A Belgian shopping center was evacuated on Saturday after a man opened fire with a Kalashnikov rifle in a store in Chatelineau, 50 km (35 miles) south of Brussels, Belgian media reported.

Police escorted dozens of shoppers out of the Cora mall after assailants burst into the store on Saturday morning in an apparent robbery attempt, national news agency Belga reported.

There were conflicting reports on the number of assailants, with RTL News citing the police commissioner as saying several gunmen were inside the store. Local paper La Gazette cited unnamed sources saying there were three.

"Shots were fired with a Kalashnikov," Mayor Daniel Vanderlick told RTL.

No one was injured and the men appeared to be after jewelry.

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