Criminal shot dead in Taiwan

Taipei - Police killed one of Taiwan's most notorious criminals yesterday in a gun battle on the streets of Taipei with three…

Taipei - Police killed one of Taiwan's most notorious criminals yesterday in a gun battle on the streets of Taipei with three men wanted for the brutal murder of a local television star's teenage daughter. Lin Chun-sheng died in hospital after police shot him 11 times, officials said. His two accomplices escaped. - (AFP)

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