Two Killed as Policeman Opens Fire at Airport

February 11, 2001 - 0:0
CALCUTTA, India A policeman, possibly suffering from depression, opened fire on employees at Calcutta Airport early on Saturday, killing two and wounding two others, police and officials said. "The incident occurred when a constable of India's central reserve police force opened fire early in the morning on four employees of the airport's immigration counter killing two of them," superintendent of police, O.P. Gupta, told Reuters. The policeman later shot himself and was taken to hospital where officials described his condition as "serious".

(Reuter)