Related: Dallas protest shooting: 11 police shot, four dead, as bomb claim investigated – liveIt was the deadliest day for law enforcement in the US since 9/11. Dallas has been plunged into chaos after five police officers were shot dead and at least seven others were wounded when dozens of shots were fired during an anti-violence protest. Two of the dead officers have been named as Brent Thompson, 43, a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dart) officer, and Patrick Zamarripa. The Dallas police chief, David Brown, said two snipers shot at officers “from elevated positions”. “In times like these we must remember and emphasize – the importance of uniting as Americans.”Seventy-two law enforcement officers died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001.

Source: The Guardian July 08, 2016 03:22 UTC