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| Baton Rouge: 'Two US police officers shot dead' | |
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| Two police officers have been shot dead in the US city of Baton Rouge and a third has been injured, authorities in Louisiana are reporting. | |
| Local media reports said a lone gunman had opened fire with an assault rifle. | |
| A police spokesman said the scene had been "contained". It was not clear if any suspects had been detained. | |
| It follows the recent killing of a black man by police in the city. That, and another police shooting in Minnesota, led to protests in the US. | |
| The killings triggered a revenge attack by a black army veteran who shot dead five officers in the city of Dallas. | |
| Baton Rouge police have warned residents to stay away from the scene of the latest shooting, which was near police headquarters and Airline Highway. |