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Schoolgirl shot in the face at close range in Puglia

20 settembre 2017 | 13.12
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Schoolgirl shot in the face at close range in Puglia

A 15-year-old schoolgirl was on Wednesday fighting for her life in hospital in Italy's southern Puglia region after a gunman approached her from behind and shot her in the face at point-blank range as she turned round.

The critically injured girl was taken by helicopter to a hospital in the city of Foggia where surgeons were attempting to remove a bullet lodged in the girl's brain.

The brutal shooting took place in the picturesque coastal town of Ischitella in the lawless province of Foggia's Gargano peninsula, where the Italian government last month said it was ramping up security after a spate of alleged mafia killings this year.

Police have opened a probe into Wednesday's shooting and have seized all security cameras in Ischitella, where the girl was attacked as she waited to catch a bus to school, local daily La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno reported on its website.

Police were also interviewing the 37-year-old ex-boyfriend of the girl's mother, the daily said.

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