Obama 'unconditionally' condemns New York police killings

US President Barack Obama on Sunday "unconditionally" condemned the killing of two uniformed New York police officers who were gunned down in their patrol car in Brooklyn by a lone gunman.

"I unconditionally condemn today's murder of two police officers in New York City. Two brave men won't be going home to their loved ones tonight, and for that, there is no justification," Obama said in a statement following the Saturday murders. "Tonight, I ask people to reject violence and words that harm, and turn to words that heal."