German Gunman Took Hostages Before Being Shot, No Others Hurt: Police

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German Gunman Took Hostages Before Being Shot, No Others Hurt: Police

This story was updated at 11:40 AM EST. This is a breaking story. We will update it as more information becomes available.

BERLIN (Reuters) – A gunman took hostages at a German cinema in a small town in western Germany on Thursday before police shot him dead, a police spokesman told the N-TV television channel, adding that no other people were injured.

German television showed pictures of heavily armed police, wearing helmets and body armor, storming the Kinopolis complex in Viernheim and a couple fleeing the building.

 

(Reporting by Berlin bureau; Writing by Madeline Chambers; Editing by Paul Carrel)

Photo: Guns are seen inside a display case at the Cabela’s store in Fort Worth, Texas, June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

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