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Australian police investigating extremist links of Queensland shooters
Police work near the scene of a fatal shooting in Wieambilla, Australia, Tuesday, December 13, 2022

AUSTRALIAN police say they are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two police officers and a neighbour at an isolated rural property in Wieambilla, Queensland.

The shooting took place after four officers were called to the remote property on Monday.

The shooters were killed hours later by police in a gunfight.

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