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· (CNN)A masked gunman stormed a German cinema Thursday afternoon, taking hostages before he was killed by police, officials said. The rifle-wielding man.

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Germany cinema attack: Suspect killed by police in Viernheim. Story highlights Police say no one was shot except the attacker U. S. Embassy spokeswoman: Tear gas may have caused some of the injuries (CNN)A masked gunman stormed a German cinema Thursday afternoon, taking hostages before he was killed by police, officials said.

The rifle- wielding man entered the cinema in Viernheim, near Frankfurt in western Germany, shortly before 3 p. Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said. Police received reports of four shots fired. German public TV initially said 2. After the ordeal ended, a Viernheim police spokesman told CNN that no one was injured by gunfire aside from the attacker. The U. S. Embassy in Germany said officials are looking into the possibility that tear gas might have caused some of the injuries, spokeswoman Jackie Mc. Kennan said. At one point, the assailant took hostages, but it's unclear why.

There were hostages in the vicinity of the individual. It was at this point that he was fatally shot by special forces," Beuth said. I have no knowledge that anyone else was harmed." The cinema is part of a major shopping center called Rhein Neckar Zentrum Viernheim. The complex, with more than 1.

An employee at Coyote Café Viernheim, just across from the cinema, said about 5. Our café went into lockdown. We brought all of our customers out of the back door," said the employee, who asked not to be named. This is something very unusual for our town. I've never seen anything like that. I never want to see anything like that again."Late Thursday afternoon, the shopping complex announced the police operation was over. At this moment in time we have no information on injured persons," the shopping center said on its Facebook page.

The driveway is still blocked. We will keep you updated on new developments. Watch Turning Point Hindi Full Movie there. The motive for Thursday's attack remains unclear, but German police said there's no indication the incident was terror- related. Prior to the attack, police had repeatedly warned that Germany could be targeted by ISIS.

Germany absorbed more than 1 million refugees last year, and there have been concerns about the possibility of ISIS cells in the country. CNN's Andrew Carey, Claudia Otto, Michael Pearson, and Bex Wright contributed to this report.