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The 18-year-old, who was also carrying a hammer, carried out the horrific attack at the Evropa shopping centre in Minsk, Belarus.

Terrified eyewitnesses claimed the youngster wore a mask as he burst into the busy mall through a side entrance.

Hundreds of people were in the centre at the time of the attack on Saturday.