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1 Dead in Shooting at Luke Air Force Base

23 February 2010 22:23 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Two individuals ran a gate at the base with their car, said Capt. A security forces officer reportedly confronted two men inside the car, previously reported stolen, said Officer Karen Gerardo, the public information officer at the Glendale Police Department.

Capt Gonzalez, the spokesman of the Air Base two men ran the entrance gate of the main base and when an security forces officer confronted them along with their car they tried to run him down but the officer quickly reacted by shooting at them which caused the car to crash, killing one individual and injuring another who has been taken to the hospital immediately.

The vehicle that those two hooligans were driving was reported to have stolen some days back and though investigation is still underway but the investigators donâ€™t see any act of terrorism or any other terrorist activity related to this incident. The investigators said that they were just thieves who have reported to have stolen a car in which 1 have lost his life and another fighting for it.

Investigation is underway.