A 10-year-old girl was hit in the
face during a shooting in which the child's parents were also
injured in the province of Naples town of Sant'Anastasia late on
Tuesday.
The girl underwent surgery at the Santobono children's hospital
to remove a bullet from her cheekbone and doctors are optimistic
she will pull through, Green Party MP Francesco Emilio Borrelli
said after going to the hospital and speaking to its director.
She is intubated and in intensive care and will have another
operation on Wednesday, Borrelli said.
The child's 43's year-old father was hit in the hand and her
35-year-old mother suffered an injury to her abdomen, sources
said.
Investigators think that the family, who were having a meal in a
square, were hit accidentally by two gunmen during the shooting,
in which at least 10 shots were fired, sources said.
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