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Three policemen were shot dead in Puy-de-Dome, central France, today after being denounced for a domestic disturbance, prosecution sources told AFP.
Police officers, including a fourth who was injured in the incident, were shot by a 48-year-old man as they tried to rescue a woman.
The three officers were 21, 37 and 45 years old, the French Interior Ministry said in a statement.
French police General Laurent Bitouzet told a local television channel that the suspect behind the fatal attack is on the run.
Police approached the house shortly after midnight and was attacked with gunfire.
The gunman initially shot and killed one officer and wounded another, before setting the house on fire.
Then two more officers, who responded to the scene, were shot and killed, according to the Clermont-Ferrand prosecutor’s office.
Authorities said the woman had been safely rescued and that at least seven elite tactical police officers remained at the scene.
“The greatest precautions are being taken with regard to the danger of the individual,” a source close to the investigation told AFP.
The gunman is said to be known to authorities on charges related to child custody issues.
Firefighters are also on the scene trying to control the fire.
The French Interior Ministry confirmed the deaths of three police officers in Puy-de-Dome.
He also confirmed that police officers had been responding to reports of incidents of domestic violence against a woman.
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