9 killed in US church shooting

AFP, WASHINGTON: A white gunman was on the run yesterday after fatally shooting at least nine worshippers in a historic black church in a southern US city in what police called a hate crime.
Churchgoers had gathered for a prayer meeting in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday evening in Charleston, South Carolina when the shooter walked in, sat in the congregation for about an hour, then opened fire, Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen said.
America's latest mass shooting comes at a time of heightened racial tensions in the country, after several high-profile killings of unarmed black men at the hands of white police in recent months led to riots and a national debate on race. In Wednesday's attack, three men and six women were killed and several other people were wounded.
"At this point, we have nine victims in this hideous crime that has been committed," Mullen told journalists.

9 killed in US church shooting

AFP, WASHINGTON: A white gunman was on the run yesterday after fatally shooting at least nine worshippers in a historic black church in a southern US city in what police called a hate crime. Churchgoers had gathered for a prayer meeting in the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday evening in Charleston, South Carolina when the shooter walked in, sat in the congregation for about an hour, then opened fire, Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen said. Americas latest mass shooting comes at a time of heightened racial tensions in the country, after several high-profile killings of unarmed black men at the hands of white police in recent months led to riots and a national debate on race. In Wednesdays attack, three men and six women were killed and several other people were wounded. At this point, we have nine victims in this hideous crime that has been committed, Mullen told journalists.