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Indian bollywood celebrities mourned the killing of students and staff members of a school in a school shoot-out in US and favoured regulation of gun control in America.<\/h1>\n

Mumbai, Dec 15\/Nationalturk – A day after a gunman killed 28 persons including 20 children in an elementary school in Newtown Connecticut, United States,\u00a0 Indian bollywood celebrities Saturday mourned the killings and favoured regulation of gun control in America.<\/p>\n

At least 28 persons\u00a0 including 20 children and staff members of the elementary school, Connecticut, were killed in one of US\u2019s second deadliest-school shooting yesterday.<\/p>\n

The Indian Bollywood celebrities condemned the incident in their tweets on micro-blogging site twitter and expressed solidarity with the bereaved families.<\/p>\n

\u201cAtrocious! Saddened beyond grief! Just cannot believe that a human can possess such a sick demented mind! Prayers for families. Gun control? Try getting it passed in the Senate – it shall be gunned down,\u201d India\u2019s bollywood star Amitabh Bachan tweeted.<\/p>\n

The Bollywood filmmaker Shekhar Kapur tweeted, \u201cHeart goes out to parents and families of children who died in Connecticut. \u201c<\/p>\n

Another filmmaker Karan Johar\u2019s tweet read, \u201cShocked and appalled at the massacre in Connecticut. Prayers to the families, who bear this tragic loss\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018US has to re-look and change their gun laws\u2019<\/h2>\n

Kunal Kohli tweeted, \u201cIf guns are sold they will be used. Too many times have too many innocents died. The gun lobby still think they`re living in the Wild West? The US has to relook and change their gun laws. These killings have to stop. It`s sad meaningless and ridiculous. Guns can`t be sold to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia in her tweet said, \u201cIts unimaginable to see what`s happened in Newtown, Connecticut . Strength to each one, who has lost their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSad news from US, it is atrocious that guns are so comfortably available to a 20-year-old. My heart goes out to those who lost their little ones,\u201d read Manoj Bajpayee\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n

Another Bollywood personality Ehsaan Noorani said in his tweet,\u201d Gun control is the need of the hour. Each little soul cries out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow many school kids will be gunned down before the US begins gun regulation? It`s like their foreign policy – the wrong guys are given guns,\u201d tweeted filmmaker Kabir Khan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, different sections of society in India have also condemned the school shoot-out.<\/p>\n

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Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n

Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk India News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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