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Baton Rouge gunman was ex-marine who served in Iraq

The gunman who killed three American policemen and wounded three others in Louisiana has been identified as a former US marine sergeant who had served in Iraq.

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Obama calls for unity after three more police officers are shot dead

Reaction to the killing of three more police officers in Baton Rouge has been swift.

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Gunman who shoots dead three police officers in Baton Rouge 'acted alone'

An investigation is under way into the shooting dead of three more US police officers and the wounding of three others in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge.

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Three police officers dead in attack by 'multiple gunmen' in Baton Rouge, US

Two suspects are believed to be on the run after a shooting in the US city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which left three policemen dead and three more injured.

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Minnesota: Thousands pay tribute to Philando Castile

Families and friends of Philando Castile were joined by hundreds of mourners at the Cathedral of St.

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US: Fresno police release body-cam footage of shooting of unarmed teen

The Fresno Police Department has released body-camera footage of the shooting of unarmed suspect Dylan Noble.

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Obama praises slain Dallas police officers for saving lives at fatal protest

President Obama has praised Dallas police at a memorial service in the Texan city for five officers shot dead last week in the deadliest day for US law enforcement in almost 15…

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Thousands attend Dallas vigil for slain police officers

Thousands of people have attended a candlelight vigil outside the Dallas Police Department to honour the five officers shot dead during a protest over the killings of two black…

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Two bailiffs and a gunman killed at US courthouse

A gunman has shot dead two bailiffs and wounded two others, including a deputy sheriff at a courthouse in the US state of Michigan.

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Dallas police chief received death threats

After a week of killings and confrontation across the US, police chiefs urged the public to adjust their expectations on Monday.

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Protests spread in US over fatal police shootings

Police made dozens of arrests in Baton Rouge as protests grow following the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.

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Dallas gunman was planning larger assault - police

Dallas gunman practiced with explosives Investigators analysing attacker’s journal Memorial set up outside Dallas Police HQ Micah Johnson, the US military veteran who last week shot dead five poli

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Hundreds arrested as US police protests continue

Hundreds of people have been arrested in the US following fresh protests against the recent killings of two black men by police.

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Dallas police heighten security across city after new threat, two days after officers killed

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US 'not as divided as some suggest' - Obama seeks to soothe racial tensions after shootings

US President Barack Obama has been seeking to soothe racial tensions at the end of a week in which five policeman were killed by a sniper in Dallas and two black men were killed by police in Minnesota

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Dallas police defend use of robot to kill gunman

Authorities in Dallas have defended their decision to use an explosive-laden robot to kill a man who shot dead five white police officers in the city.

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Dallas gunman had fought in Afghanistan

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Protests continue across America against fatal police shootings

It comes a day after five police officers were killed during a similar rally in Dallas.

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Clinton and Trump react to Dallas police sniper attack

The presumptive presidential nominees for the major parties postponed campaign events on Friday, but did not remain silent on the Dallas police officer deaths.

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Dallas sniper former army reservist who 'wanted to kill white officers'

The head of the Dallas police department has said a suspect involved in an armed stand-off with authorities admitted wanting to kill white people, especially…

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