Baby is among four killed in Belgium

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.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2011 - 00:00

Benjamin Bouly-Rames Liege, Belgium

He also injured 123 before shooting himself in the head.

Officials named the gunman as Nordine Amrani, 33, a known criminal who had been summoned by police yesterday morning but who never showed up.

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Courts Place: Belgium Place: Liege Place: Saint Lambert square Place: Amrani Person: Nordine Amrani Person: Danielle Reynders Person: Amrani Person: Reynders Person: Benoit Ramacker Person: Home Affairs Minister Person: Joelle Milquet Person: prime minister Person: Elio Di Rupo Person: Nicolas Gilenne Organisation: Reuters Organisation: EU Organisation: RTL-TV

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