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| Gun attack at US shopping centre | Gun attack at US shopping centre |
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| A gunman has opened fire in a shopping centre in the US state of Nebraska, wounding at least one person. | A gunman has opened fire in a shopping centre in the US state of Nebraska, wounding at least one person. |
| Local television reported an elderly man had been shot in the attack. Other reports said as many as five were hurt. | Local television reported an elderly man had been shot in the attack. Other reports said as many as five were hurt. |
| Witnesses said a man was arrested. One report said he was dressed in camouflage clothing and was found hiding under a bench. | Witnesses said a man was arrested. One report said he was dressed in camouflage clothing and was found hiding under a bench. |
| Police sealed the exits to the Westroads Mall in Omaha but would not say whether anyone had been detained. | Police sealed the exits to the Westroads Mall in Omaha but would not say whether anyone had been detained. |
| Paramedics were seen ferrying stretchers into the building; at least one person was stretchered out. | Paramedics were seen ferrying stretchers into the building; at least one person was stretchered out. |
| Customers hid | |
| There have been differing accounts of the incident. | |
| According to one report, the gunman shot people at random from a balcony in the shopping centre. | |
| Others said the shooting appeared to have taken place in the Von Maur department store. | |
| Keith Fidler, a Von Maur employee, said he heard a burst of five to six shots followed by 15 to 20 more shots. | Keith Fidler, a Von Maur employee, said he heard a burst of five to six shots followed by 15 to 20 more shots. |
| A worker from another shop said customers and employees were huddled in a storeroom. | A worker from another shop said customers and employees were huddled in a storeroom. |
| "All we know was people were running and screaming down the hallway by Von Maur saying there was a shooting, and then [police] locked us down," she said. | "All we know was people were running and screaming down the hallway by Von Maur saying there was a shooting, and then [police] locked us down," she said. |
| Earlier in the day, President George W Bush had been in Omaha for a fundraiser, but he left the city before the shooting occurred. | Earlier in the day, President George W Bush had been in Omaha for a fundraiser, but he left the city before the shooting occurred. |