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Mai multe persoane au fost rănite vineri lângă Empire State Building, din New York, de un bărbat care a deschis focul. Potrivit Associated Press, care citează surse din cadrul NYPD, atacatorul a fost împuşcat mortal de poliţiştii veniţi de urgenţă la faţa locului. Nu există încă un număr confirmat de răniţi, Reuters informând că ar fi vorba despre opt persoane. FBI a anunţat că incidentul nu este de natură teroristă. UPDATE 17.10 Presa americană dă numărul răniţilor la 10 şi susţine că ar mai fi cel puţin încă un mort, în afară de atacator. UPDATE 17.05 Atacatorul nu ar fi singurul mort, potrivit corespondentului The Guardian la New York. Această versiune a bilanţului nu a fost confirmată, însă, de autorităţi. Atacul armat s-a produs la intersecţia 34th Street cu Fifth Avenue, într-una dintre cele mai aglomerate zone din New York. La faţa locului au ajuns numeroase echipaje de intervenţie, care au închis zona pe o rază de mai multe străzi. Atacul a fost semnalat î...

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - At least 10 people were injured when gunfire broke out near the Empire State Building, CBS station WCBS-TV reports . A police source told CBS News that the gunman was shot and killed. Some of the victims were reportedly found inside the lobby of the Empire State Building while some were found on the street. At least one of those wounded is in critical condition. The conditions of the other victims are unknown. It's still not clear what led to the shooting. Details were still emerging as police worked the scene. There is a large police presence and multiple ambulances on the scene. The FBI has also responded. Witnesses described a chaotic scene. "I was sitting outside, and I heard three shots first and I saw three people running up to Park Avenue way from the Empire State Building," one woman told WCBS-TV. "Then we heard it again and it was like 10 to 15 shots at one time. Then we saw the whole block, like over 50 people running...