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Girl, 13, accidentally shoots herself with father’s gun

Girl, 13, accidentally shoots herself with father’s gun

A 13-year-old girl was hospitalized after firing a hunting rifle that she found in the house in Serres in northern Greece, reports said Monday.

Reports said the girl, who is now recovering in a hospital in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, was injured in the forehead after accidentally shooting herself late Sunday and that her life was not in danger.

The girl’s 35-year-old father has been arrested and faces multiple charges including risk of injury to a minor and possessing an illegal firearm.

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