Mauritania president in Paris hospital after 'accidental' shooting
- Published: 14 Oct 2012 at 05.49
- Online news: World
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was flown to a hospital in Paris on Sunday, a day after he was shot and wounded when soldiers "accidentally" fired on his convoy near his country's capital Nouakchott.
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, pictured in 2011, was flown to a hospital in Paris on Sunday, a day after he was shot and wounded when soldiers "accidentally" fired on his convoy near his country's capital Nouakchott.
The president's plane landed at Orly airport south of the French capital and the 55-year-old president was whisked to Percy hospital for treatment. He had already undergone an operation at home to remove a bullet following Saturday's shooting.
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