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| Colorado Springs: Gun suspect at Planned Parenthood clinic detained | Colorado Springs: Gun suspect at Planned Parenthood clinic detained |
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| A man involved in an exchange of fire with police from inside a birth control clinic in the US city of Colorado Springs is in custody, the mayor says. | A man involved in an exchange of fire with police from inside a birth control clinic in the US city of Colorado Springs is in custody, the mayor says. |
| Mayor John Suthers said the situation at the Planned Parenthood clinic had been resolved. | Mayor John Suthers said the situation at the Planned Parenthood clinic had been resolved. |
| Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman tweeted there had been "tragic loss of life" but gave no details. | |
| At least 11 people, five of them police officers, were wounded. Authorities say the motive for the incident is unclear. | |
| A number of people were trapped inside the clinic while the stand-off with police took place. | |
| Earlier, Lt Catherine Buckley said the suspect had taken some items into the building with him but the nature of them was not known. | Earlier, Lt Catherine Buckley said the suspect had taken some items into the building with him but the nature of them was not known. |
| All roads around the area were closed, the city's police said in a tweet. | All roads around the area were closed, the city's police said in a tweet. |
| The manager of a nearby hair salon, Denise Speller, said she had heard as many as 20 gunshots in under five minutes. | The manager of a nearby hair salon, Denise Speller, said she had heard as many as 20 gunshots in under five minutes. |
| She told a local newspaper she had seen one of two police officers appear to fall to the ground and the other attempt to get the wounded officer behind their police vehicle. | She told a local newspaper she had seen one of two police officers appear to fall to the ground and the other attempt to get the wounded officer behind their police vehicle. |
| Police had told shoppers at a nearby centre to stay indoors. | Police had told shoppers at a nearby centre to stay indoors. |
| In a statement, Planned Parenthood said it was not yet clear "if Planned Parenthood was in fact the target of this attack". | In a statement, Planned Parenthood said it was not yet clear "if Planned Parenthood was in fact the target of this attack". |
| "Our concern is for the safety of our patients, staff and law enforcement," said its CEO Vicki Cowart. | "Our concern is for the safety of our patients, staff and law enforcement," said its CEO Vicki Cowart. |
| New York's city police said it had deployed critical response vehicles to Planned Parenthood sites in the city because of the Colorado incident, but said there was no threat in the city. | New York's city police said it had deployed critical response vehicles to Planned Parenthood sites in the city because of the Colorado incident, but said there was no threat in the city. |
| Planned Parenthood is a healthcare non-profit-making group with 59 affiliates and 700 clinics around the US, some of which provide abortion services. | Planned Parenthood is a healthcare non-profit-making group with 59 affiliates and 700 clinics around the US, some of which provide abortion services. |
| The group has faced numerous protests from those opposed to abortion. | The group has faced numerous protests from those opposed to abortion. |