Shooting near US family planning center, several wounded

Shooting near US family planning center, several wounded

LOS ANGELES - Several people were wounded Friday when an attacker opened fire at or near a Planned Parenthood family planning center in the US state of Colorado.

Several people were wounded when an attacker opened fire at a Planned Parenthood family planning center in the US state of Colorado, police say

The Colorado Springs police department said in a tweet that at least three of its officers were injured along with an unknown number of civilians.

News footage from the scene showed a sheriff's department SWAT team with an armored vehicle arriving at what an officer told AFP was an ongoing situation.

"A police operation is still under way," a police source in Colorado Springs said, adding that "multiple" people had been shot, apparently from outside the building.

"Responding to call of active shooter... the area is NOT secure," police said in a tweet, urging residents to steer clear of the area during the operation.

Abortion is one of the services provided for women by Planned Parenthood and the association has become an lightning rod for criticism by social conservatives.

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