July 08, 2003 21:45 IST
Seven people were killed when an unidentified gunman opened fire at a Lockheed Martin plant in Meridien, Missisippi, on Monday morning, MSNBC said quoting Lauderdale County authorities.
But many other reports refused to confirm the deaths
"All we can say at this point is that there was a shooting out at Lockheed and several people were injured," Local 6 quoted the sheriff's dispatcher as saying. "The sheriff is on the scene."
Officials at the plant declined comment.
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