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Witnesses to the gun and grenade attack in the Belgian city of Liege have described scenes of panic in the main square, near a busy Christmas Market.
Nicolas Gimenne, a journalist at local newspaper La Meuse, had spent the morning reporting on court proceedings inside the courthouse on the square.
Heading out to get something to eat, he was close to the Point Chaud bakery when he saw a man on the roof, just a short distance away.
"I had the impression he was throwing a round object at the coach station below," Mr Gimenne told La Meuse.
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I saw death close up”
Nicolas Gimenne Journalist
"I looked up in the noise and commotion and the man grabbed another object and removed the pin from it.
"Like a magistrate who was just in front of me, I began to run to get away. For a few seconds I didn't understand, couldn't believe, what was happening."
Mr Gimenne went into a department store where people were sheltering at the back, as security forces moved into the square.
"I passed within 4-5 metres of the attacker," he said. "I saw death close up."
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