The director of an Angolan crime film says police have shot dead two of his actors after mistaking them for real armed robbers.

This opportunity for our nollywood guys to teach the angolans how to make movies.

The duo were carrying unloaded firearms as they filmed a scene in a rough suburb of the capital Luanda, director Radical Ribeiro told AFP news agency.

He said police roared up to the set and began shooting at close range

may their souls rest in peace.