50 injured as gunman opens fire in German cinema

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BERLIN: An armed man has been killed after opening fire at a cinema complex in western Germany, wounding at least 50 people, according to German media.

The German Interior Ministry confirmed that the man was shot in the town of Viernheim.

The shooter, wearing a mask and a cartridge belt around his shoulder, entered the Kinopolis in Viernheim at around 3pm local time and opened fire.