3 US police officers killed in Baton Rouge shooting

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Al Jazeera News :A gunman has shot and killed at least three police officers in Baton Rouge, the second largest city in the US state of Louisiana. Speaking to the local news site The Advocate, the mayor’s office confirmed the fatal shooting near the city’s police headquarters on Sunday. Other officers were believed to be injured and hospitalised. Writing on Twitter, Michael Vinsanau of the local news channel WBRZ said SWAT team forces were on the scene.

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