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Crowds evacuated from Belgian shopping mall

Crowds evacuated from Belgian shopping mall
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Police escorted dozens of shoppers out of the Cora mall in Chatelineau, around 50 kilometres south of Brussels after a hold-up at a jeweller's.

A Belgian shopping centre has been evacuated after a hold-up at a jewellery shop.

Police escorted dozens of shoppers out of the Cora mall in Chatelineau, around 50 kilometres south of Brussels.

#MORE #BREAKING; JewelryheistwithAKsin #Belgian #shopping mall, #explosions heard– media#Châtelineau

— BreakingNews(@BreakingNLive) October22, 2016
No shots were fired and no one was injured in the heist, according to the police.

The robbers escaped.

There is no suggestion of any links with Islamist militant activity.

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