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Former Lebanese MP mistakenly shoots himself

Lebanon's state-run news agency says a former member of parliament shot himself by mistake and seriously wounded himself while cleaning his pistol

The Jakarta Post
Lebanon
Wed, July 30, 2014

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Former Lebanese MP mistakenly shoots himself

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ebanon's state-run news agency says a former member of parliament shot himself by mistake and seriously wounded himself while cleaning his pistol.

National News Agency says Ahmad Hbous shot himself in the face on Wednesday in the face and is in "critical condition" after being rushed to hospital.

The agency said Hbous, who is in his 80s, is undergoing an operation in a north Lebanon hospital.

Hbous, a member of the country's Alawite minority, is a wealthy businessman who served in parliament representing the northern city of Tripoli from 1996 until 2005.

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