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Moments after news broke of a "threat situation" at a German movie theater Thursday, several news outlets seemed to jump to the conclusion that the incident was a "mass shooting" that had resulted in as many as 50 people injured.
"As many as 50 injured in German movie theater attack," the New York Daily News' headline read.
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"Attack at German cinema leaves 25 injured," CNN reported.
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Even the right-leaning New York Post called the incident a "mass shooting."
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The Voice of America, in its headline, declared "dozens injured."
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And Fox News aired a report claiming that "several people" were wounded.
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As TheBlaze reported earlier, no innocents were injured when, according to the Associated Press, the suspect walked into the Kinopolis movie theater in Viernheim, Germany, and fired a gun.
The suspect was shot dead by police about three hours later. A police spokeswoman said the gunman held hostages, but it was unclear how many.
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