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Before the attack, Amrani transferred money from his account to that of his girlfriend. On the morning of the attack, Amrani killed a 45-year-old woman in his apartment. The victim was working as a cleaner for Amrani's neighbour. He possibly lured her into his flat under the pretext of offering her
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Amrani had been released from prison in October 2010. He had been sentenced to 58-months (4 years, 10 months) from a Liège court in 2008. The conviction was for possession of thousands of weapons parts, almost 10,000 rounds of ammunition, dozens of weapons, including a
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visited the location of the attack later in the day and described the attack as "horrible". He added, "The whole country shares the pain of the families affected. We share the shock of the population."
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and sex offences but had no known links to terror groups. On the day of the attack, Amrani had been summoned for an interview with the police to answer questions about a
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work. After the murder, he hid her body in his shed, then left his flat for the city centre, equipped with a backpack containing the weapons.
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Amrani killed five people in the attack and wounded more than 120 others, seven seriously. After that, Amrani killed himself with a
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Witnesses reported four explosions and gunfire. At first, it was believed that there were two or more assailants, who threw
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from the rooftop of a bakery shop, located across the square. Police were on the scene quickly and sealed off the square.
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Willy Demeyer, the mayor of Liège, condemned the attack and said the attack had "sown sorrow in the heart of the city".
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origin and a welder by trade. According to Amrani's lawyer, he could not speak
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into the courthouse and at a bus shelter. The gunman then fired shots with a
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The attack took place on 13 December 2011, at 12:33 local time (11:33
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Pierre Gérouville, 17, died at Saint-Lambert Square on 13 December
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Antonietta Racano, 45, died at Amrani's apartment on 13 December
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The attack occurred on the same day and at the same hour as the
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Belgian Gunman, Long in Trouble With Law, Killed Before Rampage
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Mehdi Belhadj, 15, died at Saint-Lambert Square on 13 December
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Condolences were expressed by the governments of Australia,
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Claudette Putzeys, 75, died at a hospital on 15 December
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a minute of silence was held in honour of the victims.
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Laurent Kremer, 20, died at a hospital on 23 December
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Gabriël Leblond, 1, died at a hospital on 13 December
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Index

Nordine Amrani

Place Saint-Lambert
Liège
Coordinates
50°38′42″N 05°34′22″E / 50.64500°N 5.57278°E / 50.64500; 5.57278
CET
UTC+01:00
Mass shooting
murder–suicide
FN FAL
battle rifle
Smith & Wesson Model 57
revolver
M84 stun grenades
murder–suicide
Liège
Wallonia
Belgium
grenades
FN FAL
Place Saint-Lambert
2011 Florence shootings
UTC
Place Saint-Lambert
town's courthouse
Christmas market
stun grenades
7.62×51mm NATO
FN FAL

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