Butterfingers: 5 female students shot by mistake
The injured were rushed to the nearby hospital where they were said to be out of danger
MINGORA:
Five female students were shot and injured when a watchman reportedly fired by mistake on Thursday. According to the police, Rahimullah, a watchman at a girls school, was carrying a 12-bore rifle when he accidentally fired off a volley of bullets. The injured were rushed to the nearby hospital where they were said to be out of danger. “The bullets were fired by mistake,” said a police official. The parents of the wounded also forgave the watchman, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 17th, 2016.
Five female students were shot and injured when a watchman reportedly fired by mistake on Thursday. According to the police, Rahimullah, a watchman at a girls school, was carrying a 12-bore rifle when he accidentally fired off a volley of bullets. The injured were rushed to the nearby hospital where they were said to be out of danger. “The bullets were fired by mistake,” said a police official. The parents of the wounded also forgave the watchman, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 17th, 2016.