Three officers killed by two snipers at Dallas protest

A Dallas Area Rapid Transit police officer receives comfort at the Baylor University Hospital emergency room entrance Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Police say one rapid-transit officer has been killed and three injured when gunfire erupted during a protest in downtown Dallas over recent fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota. (Ting Shen/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

The Dallas Morning News via AP

The Dallas police chief says two snipers apparently shot 10 police officers during protests, and three officers are dead.

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