Gunmen kill 10, injure 40 in Batman screening in US

July 20, 2012 14:37

Two gunmen have shot dead 10 people and wounded 30 to 40 others at a showing of new the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises in the US city of Denver last night.

A figure in a gas mask had opened fire at the showing in a mall in the suburb of Aurora and set off a smoke or tear gas. It said initial police estimates were of 30-40 injured. The masked gunman had at least one accomplice.

The midnight showing was taking place at the Century 16 Theatre in Aurora.

Read more on the Independent.

Also read: The Front Row: Shah Rukh Khan on Batman, his future

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