3 killed in gun attack in US

International Desk: Two people have been killed in a gun attack in the United States. The assailant then killed himself with his own gun. All three were U.S. Postal Service employees. The attack and killing took place at a post office in the state of Tennessee on Tuesday (October 12th) local time, the AFP news agency reported.

A gunman stormed the East Lama Carrier Annex office in Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday, the news agency reported. Two people were killed in the attack. The accused later committed suicide with his own gun.

U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link told reporters the two people killed and the alleged attacker; All three are employees of the US Postal Service. However, he said there was no immediate threat of attack or death.

"The FBI is working on the attack and the loss of life," Lisa Ann Ann Kalp, a spokeswoman for the Memphis Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), told a news conference. In addition, one of the three employees killed was the attacker and the attacker was killed by his own gun.

He also said that an investigation is underway to find out the details.

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