THE lone Belgian gunman who went on a murderous spree in the city of Liege, killing four people before turning a gun on himself, had a long criminal record and seemed fearful of returning to jail.

A BABY was among four people killed by a gunman armed with grenades who opened fire on a square packed with children and Christmas shoppers in the Belgian city of Liege.

A LONE gunman armed with grenades opened fire on a square packed with children and Christmas shoppers in the eastern Belgian city of Liege, killing three people and injuring 123 before shooting himself in the head.