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US: Five killed in shooting inside newspaper office in Maryland

In the United States, five people were killed and several others injured in a shooting in the eastern state of Maryland.

Police said the incident occurred at the newsroom of the local Capital Gazette news paper yesterday in Annapolis, about 50 kilometers east of Washington. They said the victims were all employees of the newspaper. Police have detained the suspect for interrogation. The suspect was reportedly in dispute with the publisher and had filed a libel suit against it. US President, Donald Trump said in a tweet that his thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.

Source: AIR