An armed policeman stands guard in the town of Knyazychy, about 30 kilometres east of Kiev, on December 4, 2016 -AFP photo
KIEV: Five Ukrainian police were killed by friendly fire in a tragic accident in which officers mistook colleagues for burglars, officials said Sunday.
Three burglars initially escaped the crime scene amid a gunfight between different security forces, although they were later detained.
“Last night a devastating tragedy took place that killed five police officers,” Anton Gerashchenko, a lawmaker and advisor to the interior ministry, wrote on Facebook.
The regional police force confirmed the incident, while President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Twitter that …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
