A Belgian shopping centre was evacuated amid reports that three masked men had fired Kalashnikovs in a jeweller.

Panicked shoppers were evacuated from the Cora shopping centre in Chatelineau, which is about 35 miles south of Brussels.

Police Commissioner Eric De Brabander told news agency Belga: 'Two explosions were heard by witnesses, but the information could not be confirmed.'

Three men carrying Klashnikovs stormed a jeweler in Chatelineau this morning

Four people have been treated for shock, but no one was seriously injured.

Châtelineau's mayor, Daniel Vanderlick, told RTL: 'Shots were fired with a Kalashnikov.'

Initial reports from Belgium suggest it was a robbery, and was not linked to terrorism.

The armed trio are believed to have escaped in a car with stolen plates.