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| Jewelry heist with AKs in Belgian shopping mall, explosions reported | |
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| Three men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles robbed a jewelry shop, causing panic and evacuations in Cora Mall Shopping in the Belgian town of Châtelineau in Hainaut province. Local media report that two explosions were heard. | Three men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles robbed a jewelry shop, causing panic and evacuations in Cora Mall Shopping in the Belgian town of Châtelineau in Hainaut province. Local media report that two explosions were heard. |
| The incident took place on Saturday morning. According to local mayor Daniel Vanderlick, “several armed individuals” attacked the Histoire d’Or jewelry shop, RTL reports. | The incident took place on Saturday morning. According to local mayor Daniel Vanderlick, “several armed individuals” attacked the Histoire d’Or jewelry shop, RTL reports. |
| “Three hooded individuals entered the building with heavy weapons, they are still at large,” Châtelet-Aiseau-Farciennes’ police commissioner, Eric De Brabander, told RTL. | |
| “Shots were fired from Kalashnikov rifles,” he told the press, adding that no one was injured and police have arrived on the scene. | “Shots were fired from Kalashnikov rifles,” he told the press, adding that no one was injured and police have arrived on the scene. |
| Local media are also reporting that two explosions were heard in the mall. | Local media are also reporting that two explosions were heard in the mall. |
| “Two explosions were heard by witnesses, but the information could not be confirmed,” Eric De Brabander, police commissioner of the Châtelet-Aiseau-Farciennes, said, as cited by the media. | “Two explosions were heard by witnesses, but the information could not be confirmed,” Eric De Brabander, police commissioner of the Châtelet-Aiseau-Farciennes, said, as cited by the media. |
| The jewel thieves fled with stolen goods in an unidentified vehicle. The heist sparked panic among shoppers, at least four of whom were treated for shock. | The jewel thieves fled with stolen goods in an unidentified vehicle. The heist sparked panic among shoppers, at least four of whom were treated for shock. |
| The incident is not believed to be terror-related, the media reports, citing police sources. | The incident is not believed to be terror-related, the media reports, citing police sources. |
| Police have evacuated the premises and a large security perimeter has been established around the shopping mall, national news agency Belga reported. | |
| The mall has now been reopened, but the ten shops closest to the robbed jewelry store are still closed. Officers are still investigating at the crime scene. |