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British man shot days before his wedding in Philippines | British man shot days before his wedding in Philippines |
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Tarek Naggar from East Dunbartonshire reportedly on life support after shooting during robbery in Cebu City | |
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A British man in the Philippines has been shot two days before his wedding. | A British man in the Philippines has been shot two days before his wedding. |
Tarek Naggar, 44, was reported to be critically injured and in intensive care after being attacked during a robbery on the island of Cebu. | Tarek Naggar, 44, was reported to be critically injured and in intensive care after being attacked during a robbery on the island of Cebu. |
Naggar, from Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire and recently living in Sweden, was gunned down while sitting outside a bar with his fiancee Angie and best man Chris McLaughlin in the island’s capital, Cebu City, in the early hours of Thursday, according to the Sunday Herald. | Naggar, from Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire and recently living in Sweden, was gunned down while sitting outside a bar with his fiancee Angie and best man Chris McLaughlin in the island’s capital, Cebu City, in the early hours of Thursday, according to the Sunday Herald. |
Three men on a motor scooter were said to have pulled up and demanded that the Scot hand over his wallet. When he refused, one pulled out a pistol and shot him in the chest. | Three men on a motor scooter were said to have pulled up and demanded that the Scot hand over his wallet. When he refused, one pulled out a pistol and shot him in the chest. |
They also reportedly made off with the wallet, including credit cards and the local money he was carrying, equivalent to less than £10. | They also reportedly made off with the wallet, including credit cards and the local money he was carrying, equivalent to less than £10. |
McLaughlin told the Sunday Herald that Naggar, who was due to get married on Saturday, received surgery and was put on a life-support machine after the bullet lodged in his lung. | McLaughlin told the Sunday Herald that Naggar, who was due to get married on Saturday, received surgery and was put on a life-support machine after the bullet lodged in his lung. |
The Foreign Office has been in touch with his next of kin and authorities in the area. | The Foreign Office has been in touch with his next of kin and authorities in the area. |
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