Untrained Security Agent Shoots 14 In Beira
Maputo, 31 Jan (AIM) – A private security agent in the central Mozambican city of Beira shot 14 people in the street, some of whom are now hospitalized in Beira Central Hospital.
The shooter, according to Tuesday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias”, was immediately arrested by the Mozambican police (PRM).
“Of those shot, three are in bad condition and four will have to undergo surgery” said Ana Tambo, clinical director at the hospital, She added among those seriously injured, one has internal bleeding and is breathing with great difficulty after being hit in the lungs.
Two other patients, she said, were hit in the thorax and abdomen, while four others have bullets lodged in their bodies.
“All the victims were hit by a firearm that was fired accidentally”, she said. “The shooter has already been arrested”.
At the time, the shooter confessed that he was never trained to handle a firearm and did not know how shoot properly.
The police, for their part, acknowledge that some security officers, especially in Beira, do not benefit from training in handling firearms.
(AIM)
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