A three-day spasm of violence grips US
Paul McGeough 6:26 PM Events climaxed Thursday night with the killing and wounding of police by "two snipers [shooting] from elevated positions" during a protest over the latest white-cop/black- victim killings.
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A three day spasm of violence grips US - what does this say about America?
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Paul McGeough 6:26 PM A three-day spasm of violence and protests in cities across the US climaxed Thursday night with the killing of four cops and the wounding of seven more in Dallas Texas by what police said were "two snipers [shooting] from elevated positions" during a protest over the latest white-cop/black- victim killings.
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Nick O'Malley 4:31 PM A nation already struck with fear has again watched horror spread and blood spill across its streets.
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