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Mass Shooting in Colorado; Conflict Intensifies in Syria
At least 12 people are dead and 38 wounded after a shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Also, international efforts to end Syria's civil war have reached a standstill.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAt least 12 people are dead and 38 wounded after a shooting this morning in Aurora, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. We hear witnesses describe the scene, which has already set off debate about America's epidemic of gun violence. Also, international efforts to end Syria's civil war have reached a standstill, and tens of thousands are fleeing the country as fighting escalates from Damascus to international borders.
Banner image: Screen grab of the scene outside the Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado after today's shooting.
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3 stories71 Shot at Colorado Movie Complex
Cell phones recorded the sound of chaos as the man in the gas mask dropped what appeared to be tear gas and then opened fire in a movie theater showing the premier of the latest Batman film. Reporter Howard Pankratz of the Denver Post has an update on this breaking story.
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Read the story16 minConflict Intensifies in Syria
Syria's national security chief today became the fourth official to die after Wednesday's rebel bombing of a high-level government meeting in the heart of Damascus. As many as 30,000 Syrians may have crossed into Lebanon in the past 48 hours.
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