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| House siege after police shooting in Austria | House siege after police shooting in Austria |
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| Police have surrounded a house in Austria after two police officers and an emergency worker were shot while trying to arrest a suspected poacher. | Police have surrounded a house in Austria after two police officers and an emergency worker were shot while trying to arrest a suspected poacher. |
| In a brief statement, police said the suspect had been arrested during the night in a forest near the Alpine ski resort of Annaberg, in Lower Austria. | In a brief statement, police said the suspect had been arrested during the night in a forest near the Alpine ski resort of Annaberg, in Lower Austria. |
| But he escaped in a car, fleeing to his house - a third policeman is also reported as missing. | But he escaped in a car, fleeing to his house - a third policeman is also reported as missing. |
| Police have surrounded the house, the Austrian interior ministry said. | Police have surrounded the house, the Austrian interior ministry said. |
| The condition of the three victims was unclear from the statement. | |
| A police source quoted by the German news agency DPA described the civilian victim as the driver of an emergency rescue vehicle. | |
| Police special forces have been deployed at the scene, the source added. | |
| It appears that the siege is under way at a house near Grosspriel, about 65km (40 miles) west of the capital, Vienna. | It appears that the siege is under way at a house near Grosspriel, about 65km (40 miles) west of the capital, Vienna. |
| Police in body armour and carrying machine-guns have been manning road-blocks in the area. |