Two New York police officers killed in apparent ambush

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Two New York police officers were shot dead in Brooklyn on Saturday (Dec 20), officials said, in what local media called an apparent ambush.

"Our prayers are with our fellow NYPD brothers who were executed in the line of duty today in Brooklyn," the New York Police Department's 66th Precinct posted on its official Twitter page.

Earlier, NYPD spokesman Sergeant Lee Jones told AFP that "we can confirm that two police officers were shot at 14:50 hours (1950 GMT; 3:50am, Singapore time) at the corner of Myrtle and Tompkins in the 79th precinct."

The Post said the officers were shot as they wore their uniforms and sat in their marked police car while working overtime as part of an anti-terrorism drill. They were shot at point-blank range by a single gunman who approached their patrol car, it added.

Local media said the attacker fled on foot towards a metro station, where he was shot. It was not immediately clear if he had shot himself.

Recent incidents have inflamed underlying disgruntlement in the United States in relations between police and African Americans.