2 killed in police, drug dealer gun fight  

廣州警方與毒販槍戰(zhàn)將其擊斃 1人死亡1民警受傷

9月16日18時(shí)17分，荔灣區(qū)公安分局民警根據(jù)事先掌握的線索，到海珠區(qū)南田路昆侖一街某住宅對(duì)一制毒窩點(diǎn)開(kāi)展抓捕。行動(dòng)中，犯罪嫌疑人突然持槍向民警射擊，民警立即開(kāi)槍還擊，隨后犯罪嫌疑人退回屋內(nèi)并點(diǎn)燃物品與民警對(duì)峙。[查看全文]

Two people were killed in a gun fight late Tuesday night, when police were trying to capture a suspected drug dealer in south China's Guangzhou city, police said on Wednesday.

At 6:17 pm Tuesday, police raided a reported drug-producing den in Haizhu District and were resisted by the suspect with a gun. The suspect also set the apartment on fire during his confrontation with police.

The fire was put out around midnight and police entered.

The suspect was shot dead at the scene after six hours of confrontation. A police officer and a bystander were injured during the fight and were rushed to hospital.

The police officer is now out of danger after emergency treatment whereas the bystander died later in the hospital, according to the municipal public security bureau.

Further investigation is under way.

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