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5 US officers killed during protests against police in Dallas

Friday, 08 July 2016 8:11 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 08 July 2016 8:11 AM ]

Dallas police stand watch near the scene where four Dallas police officers were shot and killed on July 7, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. (AFP)

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Five US police officers have been killed in Dallas, Texas after two snipers shot eleven police officers during an angry protest against recent police killings of two African-American men. Authorities say the snipers shot at the officers from elevated positions. They’ve warned protesters to flee the area.
Dallas police say they’ve arrested three suspects over the deadly shootings. They’re currently negotiating with a fourth suspect who’s exchanging gunfire with officers. Police Chief David Brown says the suspect is not cooperating and has told negotiators that he wants to harm more officers.
Recent fatal police shootings in the United States have sparked angry protests across the country. People in the cities of Chicago, New York, and Saint Paul have taken to the streets to condemn police killing of two African-American men in the states of Minnesota and Louisiana in two days.
Taiwan police say they’ve identified several possible suspects over a blast on a train in Taipei that wounded more than two dozen people. They, however, ruled out the possibility of a terror attack. Authorities say a pipe bomb is likely to have caused the incident, but investigations are still underway.
Russia has warned about Washington and Seoul’s plan to deploy a missile system in South Korea. This came after US and South Korea announced their agreement, saying the measure will serve as a deterrent in the face of North Korea’s threat. China has also expressed its opposition to the plan.
North Korea says new US sanctions against its leader amount to a declaration of war, and vowed to take strong retaliatory measures. On Wednesday, the US blacklisted North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and ten other senior officials over alleged human rights abuses.
Nearly 40 Iraqis have been killed and more than sixty others injured in bomb attacks by Daesh terrorists near a holy shrine in the city of Balad in Salahuddin province. The blasts come as the death toll from Sunday’s terror attack by Daesh in the capital Baghdad has passed 290.
The European Parliament has condemned the continued persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim community in the Southeast Asian country. European lawmakers voiced deep concern about the plight of Rohingyas and urged world nations to provide humanitarian assistance to the persecuted minority.

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