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A female police officer was shot dead today while responding to a report of a robbery at a shop in Bradford city centre, police sources said.
A second female officer was also shot. West Yorkshire police could not immediately provide further details.
One unconfirmed report on Sky News said the two officers were both women in their early 20s.
At the scene, armed officers were standing guard close to the office of a taxi company in Morley Street.
Many surrounding roads were closed off to the public, and officers were directing people away from the area.
Dozens of other officers were patrolling the cordoned-off area and numerous police vehicles were at the scene.
Tom McGhie, chairman of West Yorkshire police federation, confirmed two officers had been shot.
"Two officers have been shot while responding to an armed robbery that was on-going in Bradford this afternoon," he said.
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire police said: "A number of roads in the Bradford city centre area have been closed and we are asking people to avoid the area where possible."
A second female officer was also shot. West Yorkshire police could not immediately provide further details.
One unconfirmed report on Sky News said the two officers were both women in their early 20s.
At the scene, armed officers were standing guard close to the office of a taxi company in Morley Street.
Many surrounding roads were closed off to the public, and officers were directing people away from the area.
Dozens of other officers were patrolling the cordoned-off area and numerous police vehicles were at the scene.
Tom McGhie, chairman of West Yorkshire police federation, confirmed two officers had been shot.
"Two officers have been shot while responding to an armed robbery that was on-going in Bradford this afternoon," he said.
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire police said: "A number of roads in the Bradford city centre area have been closed and we are asking people to avoid the area where possible."