WOULD-BE SLOVKIAN'S CANNIBAL WAS GUNNED DOWN

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia: A would-be cannibal was arrested and is in a critical condition after being wounded in a gun battle with officers during an undercover operation, officials have said. A policeman was also wounded in the attack.
The 43-year-old suspect used the internet to search for a person who wanted to commit suicide and would agree to let him eat the body, police said. A Swiss citizen initially agreed but later changed his mind and informed authorities.

• An undercover officer who pretended he was the would-be victim was used during Tuesday's operation, police said. He arrived at the eastern town of Kysak to meet the suspect, who opened fire seven times, striking one officer who remains in a serious condition in hospital.
• TA3 television said the suspect, a father of two young daughters, lived in the nearby village of Sokol. Interior Minister Daniel Lipsic said the man had declined to say where he was from or give further details.
• Police spokeswoman Denisa Baloghova said the suspect was shot several times and is unable to speak with investigators.

Jaroslava Oravcova, spokeswoman for a university clinic in the second largest city of Kosice, said the suspect underwent a five-hour operation and was in a life-threatening condition. An official says the would-be cannibal who was wounded during an undercover police operation has finally died in a hospital.

Source: Agency