Off-duty policeman 'kills three' in Slovakia

An off-duty policeman has killed three people and wounded two others in a suspected shooting incident in southern Slovakia, according to reports.

The TA3 news television said a 51-year-old policeman was arrested after he fired on the people in the town of Hurbanovo.

Gypsies were reported to have been living in the house.

Police spokeswoman Bozena Bruchterova told the TASR news agency that it is not clear why the policeman attacked the people.