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Suspect shot dead in Dallas police standoff

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dallas — Snipers shot and presumably killed a suspect in a standoff by the Dallas police headquarte­rs in Texas, officials said on Saturday, adding there were no known links to terrorism.

A bomb disposal robot was inspecting an armoured van after Swat team snipers shot through the front of the windshield of the vehicle and struck the suspect, Police Chief David Brown told reporters.

“Because the suspect during negotiatio­ns expressed that the van he was travelling in was rigged with explosives, our officers are not approachin­g that vehicle, but instead our bomb technician­s are deploying the robot and plan to detonate specific areas around the van to ensure that it’s not rigged to explode,” he told reporters.

“So we have a planned detonation occurring at that van,” Brown added, noting that the FBI was assisting his department.

But he noted that the suspect, who gave his name to police, does not have links to terrorism and acted alone.

“We have been, from the very beginnings, coordinati­ng with the FBI to ensure that if there were a terrorism nexus, that we’d get that informatio­n quickly,” Brown said.

“As of right now, we don’t have any nexus to terrorism with this individual.”

Police had earlier suggested there may have been up to four suspects, but Brown said police now believed that only one suspect shot from different angles and positions.

Earlier, the suspect had shot up police headquarte­rs and placed pipe bombs at the building.

“I believe we’re blessed that our officers survived this ordeal,” Brown said.

“There are bullet holes in squad cars where officers were sitting. There are bullet holes in the front lobby where staff was sitting.

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