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| Dallas police shooting: Five officers killed, six wounded by gunmen | |
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| Five Dallas police officers have been killed and six wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of black men by police, authorities say. | Five Dallas police officers have been killed and six wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of black men by police, authorities say. |
| Three people are in custody and one man who was in a stand-off with police shot himself dead, US media have reported. | Three people are in custody and one man who was in a stand-off with police shot himself dead, US media have reported. |
| Gunfire broke out at around 20:45 local time on Thursday (01:45 GMT Friday) as demonstrators marched through the city. | Gunfire broke out at around 20:45 local time on Thursday (01:45 GMT Friday) as demonstrators marched through the city. |
| The protests came after this week's deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. | The protests came after this week's deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. |
| The Dallas attack marks the deadliest day for US law enforcement officers since the 9/11 attacks in 2001. | The Dallas attack marks the deadliest day for US law enforcement officers since the 9/11 attacks in 2001. |
| President Barack Obama, who is visiting Poland, said it was a "vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement". He said the entire city of Dallas was grieving and the "tight-knit US police community feels this loss to their core". | President Barack Obama, who is visiting Poland, said it was a "vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement". He said the entire city of Dallas was grieving and the "tight-knit US police community feels this loss to their core". |
| Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the suspects were all believed to have been working together, using rifles to carry out attacks while the protest rally was drawing to a close. | Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the suspects were all believed to have been working together, using rifles to carry out attacks while the protest rally was drawing to a close. |
| Two snipers had fired from "elevated positions", shooting some officers in the back. | Two snipers had fired from "elevated positions", shooting some officers in the back. |
| "We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different perches... and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could," Chief Brown said. | "We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different perches... and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could," Chief Brown said. |
| Officers later surrounded a car park near El Centro College, as an armed man fired off rounds with a rifle. | Officers later surrounded a car park near El Centro College, as an armed man fired off rounds with a rifle. |
| Chief Brown said the suspect had told negotiators that "the end is coming" and that he was going to attack more officers and had "bombs all over the place". | Chief Brown said the suspect had told negotiators that "the end is coming" and that he was going to attack more officers and had "bombs all over the place". |
| US media say the man is now dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the stand-off is over, although the police have yet to confirm this. | US media say the man is now dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the stand-off is over, although the police have yet to confirm this. |
| Police are continuing to sweep the downtown area. No explosives have been found so far. | |
| A woman who was in the vicinity of the suspect at the car park is being questioned. | A woman who was in the vicinity of the suspect at the car park is being questioned. |
| Police also said officers had intercepted a car after a person threw a camouflaged bag into the back and sped off. Two occupants were detained. | Police also said officers had intercepted a car after a person threw a camouflaged bag into the back and sped off. Two occupants were detained. |
| Chief Brown said earlier: "We do not have a comfort level that we have all the suspects." | Chief Brown said earlier: "We do not have a comfort level that we have all the suspects." |
| He said that 11 officers had been shot "ambush style" by sniper fire. | He said that 11 officers had been shot "ambush style" by sniper fire. |
| One of those killed was Brent Thompson, 43, a transport police officer with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). He is the first DART officer to be killed in the line of duty. | One of those killed was Brent Thompson, 43, a transport police officer with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). He is the first DART officer to be killed in the line of duty. |
| Amateur video footage showed one police officer approaching a gunman and taking cover behind a concrete pillar. The gunman shoots the officer at least twice, leaving him motionless, and then flees. | Amateur video footage showed one police officer approaching a gunman and taking cover behind a concrete pillar. The gunman shoots the officer at least twice, leaving him motionless, and then flees. |
| One civilian, named by her family as Shetamia Taylor, was shot in the leg while protecting her children and is recovering in hospital. | One civilian, named by her family as Shetamia Taylor, was shot in the leg while protecting her children and is recovering in hospital. |
| One eyewitness, Brendan Tyler Hester, said: "When I turned around to see where my friends were I saw a policeman next to me get shot. He dropped to the ground screaming. The police shouted at us to run so I did." | |
| Mr Obama said that "anyone involved in these senseless murders will be held fully accountable". | |
| He said the attacks were a "wrenching reminder" of the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers. | He said the attacks were a "wrenching reminder" of the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers. |
| The Officer Down Memorial website says 53 US officers have died in the line of duty in 2016, 21 of them as a result of gunfire. The toll does not include those killed in Dallas. | The Officer Down Memorial website says 53 US officers have died in the line of duty in 2016, 21 of them as a result of gunfire. The toll does not include those killed in Dallas. |
| Mr Obama added that "when people are armed with powerful weapons it makes attacks like these more deadly and more tragic", a subject that, he said, must be addressed in "the days ahead". | Mr Obama added that "when people are armed with powerful weapons it makes attacks like these more deadly and more tragic", a subject that, he said, must be addressed in "the days ahead". |
| Police had earlier issued a photo of one man at the rally with a rifle slung over his shoulder, saying he was a suspect. | Police had earlier issued a photo of one man at the rally with a rifle slung over his shoulder, saying he was a suspect. |
| The man, named as Mark Hughes, turned himself in to police and was later released. | The man, named as Mark Hughes, turned himself in to police and was later released. |
| Captured on video | Captured on video |
| The Dallas protests were among several held across the US over the police use of lethal force against African Americans. | The Dallas protests were among several held across the US over the police use of lethal force against African Americans. |
| Philando Castile was shot dead at a traffic stop in St Paul, Minnesota , on Wednesday, while Alton Sterling was killed by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | Philando Castile was shot dead at a traffic stop in St Paul, Minnesota , on Wednesday, while Alton Sterling was killed by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
| Both incidents were captured on video, reigniting what has become a national debate. | Both incidents were captured on video, reigniting what has become a national debate. |
| Pointing to statistics showing African-American citizens are far more likely to be shot by police than whites, Mr Obama has called on law enforcement to root out internal bias. | Pointing to statistics showing African-American citizens are far more likely to be shot by police than whites, Mr Obama has called on law enforcement to root out internal bias. |
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