Explosions in Liege, Belgium kill 4

[Shaun]

A gun and grenade attack in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege has killed at least two people and wounded about 10, Belgian media say.

They say several men threw grenades and fired on a crowd at a bus stop.

Some reports say one of the attackers is among the dead. Local media said another had been seized by police but gunfire was continuing.

The area has been sealed off. There is no word on who carried out the attack.

:/

[fruit_cake]

awful news

[MTVN]

Wow I wonder who did it and why, the number of wounded seems to keep rising but still only 2 dead luckily

[Shaun]

A gunman has opened fire in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege, killing at least three people and wounding 75.

The man also threw grenades into a crowded square from a rooftop before killing himself, reports say.

The attacker was named as Nordine Amrani. He was known to police for firearms offences.

Earlier reports said at least two more men were involved, but officials said the attacker acted alone. Terrorism was not a cause, they added.

Amrani was jailed for 58 months in September 2008 for possessing firearms and drugs, media reports said.

Officials did not confirm this, but said they were aware he had spent some time in prison.

Amrani had been asked to come for an interview at a police station in connection with charges against him.

A resident of Liege, he left home with a gun, a pistol and three grenades in a bag, prosecutors said.

Greg Ienco, a journalist at local newspaper La Meuse-Liège, described the scene of the attack.

"We saw four explosions. I was in a building 200m from Saint Lambert Square," he said.

"It was quite incredible. We saw one man on the roof who tried to kill people. This man killed himself with a grenade."

Two of the three dead were teenage boys aged 15 and 17, the third a 75-year-old woman.

TV images showed blood splattered across the cobblestones of Place Saint Lambert, where the attack happened.

Doctors at a city hospital are trying to save the life of an 18-month-old boy injured in the attack. Several others are reported to be in a serious condition.

Medical staff at a field hospital at the scene treated 52 of the injured. Some others made their own way to other hospitals.

Roads into the centre of Liege were sealed off but vehicles are now coming back into the city.

Explosives experts were called in to search the area for unexploded grenades. People were initially told to stay in buildings but are now returning to the streets.

Place Saint Lambert is a busy intersection, served by hundreds of buses daily. It hosts an annual Christmas market which attracts some 1.5 million visitors a year.

:(

[arista]

Wow I wonder who did it and why, the number of wounded seems to keep rising but still only 2 dead luckily


Junkie Mad Man

[Livia]

One of the dead is the gunman. The one piece of good news in the whole story.

[MTVN]

They're still trying to establish a motive, they've ruled out terrorism or mental illness though :/

[AJ.]

18 month old, 15, 17, 20 + 75 yr old :(

[Kerry]

Just watching it on the news now :(

Apparently the guy had built up a huge arsenal of weapons. He was also due in for questioning the following day

FFS I hate this kind of stuff. OK, if you really really must, take youself out. Nobody else :mad:

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/13/article-2073578-0F29A02700000578-249_634x388.jpg
Police ready to kill him

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/13/article-2073578-0F29962200000578-194_634x422.jpg
120 injured


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/13/article-2073578-0F29CE7400000578-981_634x500.jpg
The Killer Dead

Also the Killers Flat has a dead body in it. (just on the news)

[fruit_cake]

I hope he burns in hell frankly

[letmein]

One of the dead is the gunman. The one piece of good news in the whole story.

How so? He'll never be brought to justice now.