Five Dallas police officers have been killed and six wounded by
sniper fire during protests against the shooting of black men by police,
authorities say.
Police are in a stand-off with one armed
man in an indoor car park. Three other people have been detained.
Gunfire broke out at around 20:45 local
time on Thursday (01:45 GMT Friday) as demonstrators marched through the city.
The protests were sparked by the deaths of Philando Castile in
Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said
officers remained in a stand-off with one armed man at the car park who was
firing off rounds with a rifle.
He said: “The suspect that we are negotiating
with has told our negotiators that the end is coming and he is going to hurt
and kill more of us, meaning law enforcement, and that there are bombs all over
the place in this garage and in downtown.”
(BBC).
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(BBC).
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