5 officers killed by snipers at protest

Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas, Texas, killing five officers and injuring seven others during protests in the United States over two recent fatal shootings by police of black men, police said.

Three people were in custody and a fourth suspect was killed by police using explosives after a long standoff in a downtown garage, police said.

The gunfire broke out around 8:45 pm on Thursday while hundreds of people were gathered to protest fatal police shootings this week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St Paul, Minnesota.