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Pittsburgh shooting: Casualties at Squirrel Hill synagogue | Pittsburgh shooting: Casualties at Squirrel Hill synagogue |
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A gunman has entered a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opened fire, police report. | A gunman has entered a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opened fire, police report. |
Emergency services arrived at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue at about 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT). A service was taking place at the time. | |
There are multiple casualties, a police spokesman said, adding that three officers were among them. | |
The gunman has now surrendered and is in custody but residents are still being advised to stay at home. | |
A spokesman for the Pittsburgh Police Department, Jason Lando, said that officers were still carrying out searches at the synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighbourhood. | |
Footage broadcast on US news channels showed a police Swat team and ambulances arriving at the scene. | |
The gunman was reportedly a heavy-set white male with a beard. | |
US President Donald Trump tweeted to say that he was watching events. | US President Donald Trump tweeted to say that he was watching events. |
The New York Police Department later said it had deployed officers to synagogues throughout the city as a precaution. | |
The BBC's Dan Johnson in Washington says the shootings come at a tense time in the US, after a week in which mail bombs were sent to critics of Mr Trump, ahead of crucial mid-term elections next month. | |
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