Two gunmen have been shot dead in Texas at a "draw the prophet" art exhibition and contest that offered a $10,000 prize for the best cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. The event was attended by the controversial far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
About 20 shots rang out and an unarmed security guard was injured before police opened fire on the gunmen. Members of the public were evacuated amid apparent concerns that the dead gunmen, their car and surrounding areas might be mined with explosives. A bomb squad has been called in and the site is still in lock-down.
The exhibition was organised by Pamela Geller's American Freedom Defense Initiative at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland. The shootings took place at around 7pm last night Texas time. Keep reading
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