Queensland: Six dead after police operation in Australia (video)

STORY: Investigations in the Australian state of Queensland. According to the authorities, six people were killed there – including two police officers. Both are said to have previously driven to a property in Wieambilla to investigate a missing persons report. The place is located around 300 kilometers northwest of the city of Brisbane. “Losing two officers is absolutely devastating. It is the biggest loss we have suffered as a police force in many years,” said Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll. According to initial information, the officers were shot dead by two armed gunmen on Monday evening local time as they approached the apartment building. Then it came to a kind of siege situation. Three other people, including a woman, were shot dead after special forces and air support were deployed, police said. “Despite police efforts, the matter could not be resolved peacefully and all three perpetrators were shot dead by special officers. An investigation into the police action is ongoing. A total of six people lost their lives.” It was initially unclear who the sixth person was.