Child shot dead while playing with gun in Taiz

TAIZ, May 29 (YPA) – A 12-year-old died on Monday as a result of a gunshot that hit him in the face in Al-Selw district of Taiz province, the district police said.

The police stated that the incident occurred in Jua’ishan area of the Al-Selw district.

The relatives of the deceased youngster, Ahmed Amin Abdu Muhammad, revealed in their testimony that he was shot while he was playing with another person’s automatic rifle, according to the police.

YPA