Masked gunman 'opens fire' at German cinema complex
Reports say 20 to 50 people have been injured at cinema complex in the German town of Viernheim.
Between 20 and 50 people have been wounded after a masked gunman opened fire at a cinema before barricading himself in, German media have reported.
The man armed with a gun and ammunition belt entered the Kinopolis cinema complex in the town of Viernheim, west Germany, according to Bild newspaper.
He opened fire at around 3pm before holing himself upside the building, according to reports.
Elite police are on their way to the scene, the Bild daily and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung both reported.