Man in panda suit makes bomb threat, gets shot by US cops


A police bomb squad robot approaches the suspect laying in the street after he was shot by police. - Reuters

BALTIMORE, United States: A man wearing a white panda suit who allegedly made a bomb threat at Fox Television's Baltimore affiliate on Thursday was shot and wounded by police outside the building, authorities said.

A counter-sniper shot the man as he emerged from Fox affiliate WBFF and ignored police orders to take his hands out of his pockets, police spokesman T.J. Smith told a news conference.

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