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| Moncton shootings: Manhunt as three police shot dead in Canada | Moncton shootings: Manhunt as three police shot dead in Canada |
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| A manhunt is under way in the Canadian city of Moncton, New Brunswick, after three officers were shot dead and two wounded. | A manhunt is under way in the Canadian city of Moncton, New Brunswick, after three officers were shot dead and two wounded. |
| Police said they were searching for Justin Bourque, 24, who was "armed and dangerous", and tweeted a picture of a suspect with weapons. | Police said they were searching for Justin Bourque, 24, who was "armed and dangerous", and tweeted a picture of a suspect with weapons. |
| Officials have warned people to stay inside and lock their doors. | Officials have warned people to stay inside and lock their doors. |
| A police officer told the Associated Press news agency the search was concentrated around two streets. | A police officer told the Associated Press news agency the search was concentrated around two streets. |
| The two wounded Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, a police spokesman said. | The two wounded Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, a police spokesman said. |
| Police said they were still actively looking for the suspect. The picture tweeted showed a man in military camouflage carrying two rifles. | Police said they were still actively looking for the suspect. The picture tweeted showed a man in military camouflage carrying two rifles. |
| Officers have blocked off a number of roads in Moncton and traffic is reported to be backed up on major routes across the city. | |
| Drivers have been asked to stay away from the area. | |
| In a statement, New Brunswick Premier David Alward said he was "shocked and saddened". | In a statement, New Brunswick Premier David Alward said he was "shocked and saddened". |
| "I would ask New Brunswickers, particularly in those areas identified by police, to follow the situation as it develops and to listen to the advice of police," he said. | "I would ask New Brunswickers, particularly in those areas identified by police, to follow the situation as it develops and to listen to the advice of police," he said. |
| Witnesses said they heard the first shots in north-west Moncton at about 20:00 local time (23:00 GMT). More shots were reported about two hours later. | |
| Moncton resident Heidi James told broadcaster CTV that she and her husband heard four or five shots. | |
| She said her husband looked outside the window and saw a "shot-out" vehicle and what looked like a body covered with a blanket. | |
| Danny Leblanc, 42, said he saw the gunman in the distance wearing a camouflage outfit and standing in the middle of the road with a gun pointed at police cars. | |
| He said he believed it was a police officer until he heard a burst of automatic gunfire. | |
| "That guy was standing on the road afterwards and he was looking towards us," he said. | |
| Mr Leblanc said he quickly returned into his home and stayed there with his family. At one point a neighbour posted on social media that their kitchen window had been shattered by gunfire. | |
| Canadian Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney tweeted that he was "shocked by the tragedy'' and that his thoughts and prayers were with police. officers. | |
| Correspondents say such violence is rare in Canada, particularly on the east coast. |