Policewoman killed in Bradford shooting

One female police officer was shot dead and another injured while investigating a robbery in the centre of Bradford yesterday, West Yorkshire Police said.

The policewomen had been called to a travel agency in the city's Morley Street when they were shot by armed men at around 3.25 p.m.

"Police officers were responding to a report of a robbery at a shop premises," a police spokeswoman said.

"Two officers were shot. This proved fatal to one officer and the other officer is injured and is receiving treatment in hospital."

Police sealed off streets in the city centre as they searched for the gunmen.