Gunman shot dead after incident at cinema in Germany

An armed man who entered a cinema in Germany has been shot dead, according to local media reports. The man was reported to have entered the cinema wearing a mask and carrying arms, before taking hostages. He was shot during the police operation that followed, according Germany's interior ministry. Police stormed the complex soon after reports of a heavily-armed man had taken hostage inside the cinema complex in Viernheim, according to local reports that cited the German interior minister of the state of Hesse.
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