In China, three judges have been shot dead at a court in the southern Hunan province by a man armed with a submachine gun. <br/><br/>The official Xinhua news agency said three other judges at the Lingling District People's Court were injured before the man, who was also carrying two more weapons, killed himself. <br/><br/>Officials said the attacker who worked as head of security at a post office, barged into an office at the courtroom and opened fire on the officials. <br/><br/>According to reports shootings are relatively rare in China, as few people have access to firearms. But the attacker named by officials as Zhu Jun, had reportedly borrowed his weapons from a colleague saying he needed to inspect them for carrying out the attack.