Police shoot gunman dead after he stormed German cinema and opened fire before letting off tear gas and taking hostages
A masked gunman has been shot dead by police after storming a German cinema complex and opening fire.
The man entered the cinema complex in Western Germany at about 3pm carrying a gun and ammunition belt.
The
gunman entered 'Rambo-style' with a gunbelt of cartridges draped across
his shoulder and his weapon in his hand as visitors to the Kinopolis
cinema complex watched either Alice In Wonderland, The Jungle Book or
Central Intelligence.
He is said to have fired blank four shots before barricading himself inside.
As people ran from the cinema screaming he opened fire and unleashed tear gas.
At least 20 people are thought to have been injured when tear gas was released into the confined space.
The
interior minister of the state of Hessen, Peter Beuth, announced the
perpetrator's death in the state parliament in Wiesbaden.
He
said: 'The police had an emergency call at 2:45pm [12:45 GMT]. The
caller said there was a masked man... armed with a long gun. It is
unclear whether it was a real gun.
'The
caller heard four shots and said that the masked man appeared a little
mentally unstable. Police special forces were called.'
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