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Suspected shooter of three Canadian cops arrested

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A suspect wanted in the killing of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers in Canada's News Brunswick province, has been arrested Friday.

Justin Bourque, 24, was arrested around 12:10 a.m., an RCMP official said.

The attack took place in the city of Moncton late Wednesday evening when a man wielding two guns opened fire at the police officials, the National Post reported.

Two officials were also injured during the attack.

The news of his arrest was tweeted by the RCMP.

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First Published: Jun 06 2014 | 11:04 AM IST

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