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In a public cemetery near the intersection of Tainan's Taijiang Boulevard and Beishanwei 3rd Road on Aug. 22, two police officers, Tu Ming-cheng (凃明誠), 36, and Tsao Jui-chieh (曹瑞傑), 27, were stabbed to death by wanted fugitive Lin Hsin-wu (林信吾) while searching for a stolen scooter.

Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Saturday are as follows:

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥) said Friday that he will examine the circumstances surrounding the getaway of a prisoner charged with the recent murder of two police officers, and those found culpable will be held accountable.

Tainan, Aug. 25 (CNA) The Tainan City Police Department's Second Precinct on Thursday said it had started a fundraising campaign to assist the families of two police officers who were murdered while attempting to arrest a suspect.

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) The suspect in the killing of two policemen on Monday has been charged with homicide and is being held, as he is seen as a flight risk and likely to destroy evidence in the case, Tainan District Court said Wednesday, after it issued an order to that effect.

Tainan, Aug. 23 (CNA) A man suspected of killing two police officers in the southern city of Tainan Monday was arrested in northern Taiwan early Tuesday following an overnight, nationwide manhunt.

Taipei, Aug. 23 (CNA) The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday that it will propose legal amendments to further limit the types of offenders eligible for transfer to minimum security prison after two police officers were murdered by an escapee who had failed to return from day release.

By Lee Hsin-fang and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Executive Yuan yesterday promised to purchase bulletproof equipment and ease rules governing firearm use for police after two officers were killed in Tainan while pursuing a suspect on Monday.

Tainan, Aug. 23 (CNA) A man suspected of killing two police officers in Tainan Monday went on the run for 17 hours during which time he robbed a store and took multiple types of transport in an effort to evade police before being arrested after getting off a coach in Hsinchu early Tuesday, police said.