At least four police officers have been killed and seven others wounded by two snipers who opened fire during a protest in the US against police racial bias.
Front page of tomorrow morning's Dallas Morning News. NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/hPbuOBZ64Z— ScottGordonNBC5 (ScottGordonNBC5) July 8, 2016
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There was panic as the shooting started. Protesters ran for cover.
The Dallas Police Chief says explosive devices may also have been planted.
#BREAKING: Dallas suspects claim to have planted bombs: police chief— AFP news agency (@AFP) July 8, 2016
Timeline
Thursday evening – thousands take part in “Black Lives Matter” protests across the US after the fatal shootings of two black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota
Hundreds attend a rally in downtown Dallas
The demonstrators have stopped on the steps of the Old Red Museum for more speaking. pic.twitter.com/jKLTdDduvy— Dallas Police Depart (DallasPD) July 8, 2016
#Demonstration in #Dallas pic.twitter.com/YZXXPAOoBn— Dallas Police Depart (DallasPD) July 8, 2016
Firing began as the event came to an end at 2100 local time
Is the emergency still going on?
Police say the scene remains an “active-shooter situation”.
The AFP news agency says two people have been arrested.
Fact check
Figures for 2015 suggest more than a thousand people are killed by police and law enforcement agencies in the US.
No official federal record is available but the Guardian newspaper keeps its own tally. You can see the results here
The final total for 2015 suggests the death rate for young black men was five times higher than for white men of the same age.
