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| Moncton shootings: Manhunt as three police shot dead in Canada | |
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| A manhunt is under way in the Canadian city of Moncton, New Brunswick, after three officers were shot dead and two wounded. | |
| Police said they were searching for Justin Bourque, 24, who was "armed and dangerous", and tweeted a picture of a suspect with weapons. | Police said they were searching for Justin Bourque, 24, who was "armed and dangerous", and tweeted a picture of a suspect with weapons. |
| Officials have warned people to stay inside and lock their doors. | Officials have warned people to stay inside and lock their doors. |
| A police officer told the Associated Press news agency the search was concentrated around two streets. | A police officer told the Associated Press news agency the search was concentrated around two streets. |
| The two wounded Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, a police spokesman said. | |
| Police said they were still actively looking for the suspect. The picture tweeted showed a man in military camouflage carrying two rifles. | |
| In a statement, New Brunswick Premier David Alward said he was "shocked and saddened". | In a statement, New Brunswick Premier David Alward said he was "shocked and saddened". |
| "I would ask New Brunswickers, particularly in those areas identified by police, to follow the situation as it develops and to listen to the advice of police," he said. | |
| A Moncton resident told broadcaster CTV that she and her husband heard four or five shots. | |
| Heidi James said her husband looked outside the window and saw a "shot-out" vehicle and what looked like a body covered with a blanket. | Heidi James said her husband looked outside the window and saw a "shot-out" vehicle and what looked like a body covered with a blanket. |
| Another witness told the Toronto Star he first heard gunfire around 08:00 local time (11:00 GMT). | Another witness told the Toronto Star he first heard gunfire around 08:00 local time (11:00 GMT). |
| Correspondents say such violence is rare in Canada, particularly on Canada's East Coast. |