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| Austria police find body after siege | Austria police find body after siege |
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| Austrian police have found a body they believe is a man suspected of shooting dead three policemen and a paramedic. | |
| The charred body was discovered at the farmhouse where he lived near Melk, Lower Austria, after special forces stormed the building. | |
| The commandos searched the house for several hours, as the man was reportedly heavily armed. | |
| The drama began on Monday when officers tried to arrest the man - who has not been named - on suspicion of poaching. | |
| He had earlier been detained but escaped in a stolen police car. He then fled to his house, about 90km (55 miles) west of the capital Vienna. | |
| Manhunt | |
| On Monday, police tried to apprehend the suspect after receiving information that he had been poaching. | |
| However, the man - said to be in his mid-50s - reportedly opened fire after driving into a ditch near the town of Annaberg, injuring a police officer who later died in hospital. | |
| A paramedic was shot dead as he tried to help the officer, and a second policeman was injured, reports said. | |
| The gunman then fled on foot, killing a second police officer and taking a third hostage. He stole their police car and drove, with his captive, to his farmhouse. | |
| Officials later discovered the body of the third policeman at the farm. A large section of the area was cordoned off. | |
| About 100 special forces officers on armoured police vehicles had been involved in the operation. |