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Paraguayan international footballer Salvador Cabanas is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in a bar in Mexico City.Paraguayan international footballer Salvador Cabanas is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in a bar in Mexico City.
Doctors operated on Mr Cabanas, 29, who plays for Mexican club America, but a bullet is still lodged in his skull.Doctors operated on Mr Cabanas, 29, who plays for Mexican club America, but a bullet is still lodged in his skull.
Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera said a suspect identified from surveillance footage was being sought.Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera said a suspect identified from surveillance footage was being sought.
"We do not think the motive was robbery because nothing was taken," he said."We do not think the motive was robbery because nothing was taken," he said.
Dr Ernest Martinez said Mr Cabanas, who had been expected to play for Paraguay at this year's World Cup in South Africa, was stable but not out of life-threatening danger.Dr Ernest Martinez said Mr Cabanas, who had been expected to play for Paraguay at this year's World Cup in South Africa, was stable but not out of life-threatening danger.
"Injuries like this are unpredictable. We don't know what kind after-effects he might have - perhaps none, or perhaps there will be many. We don't know right now," he said."Injuries like this are unpredictable. We don't know what kind after-effects he might have - perhaps none, or perhaps there will be many. We don't know right now," he said.
"The bullet was not removed. We would do more harm trying to take it out and it won't do any harm where it ended up.""The bullet was not removed. We would do more harm trying to take it out and it won't do any harm where it ended up."
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Mr Cabanas and his wife had been about to leave the Bar Bar nightspot, in a well-off neighbourhood of Mexico City, in the early hours of Monday when the attack happened in the toilets, according to reports.Mr Cabanas and his wife had been about to leave the Bar Bar nightspot, in a well-off neighbourhood of Mexico City, in the early hours of Monday when the attack happened in the toilets, according to reports.
The suspect, known by the nickname El Modelo (the Model), is said to come from the northern state of Sinaloa, an area strongly associated with drugs, though Mr Mancera did not think the shooting was linked to organised crime. The suspect, known by the nickname El Modelo (the Model), is said to come from the western state of Sinaloa, an area strongly associated with drugs, though Mr Mancera did not think the shooting was linked to organised crime.
One line of inquiry concerns a dispute over a woman. Mr Mancera said a cleaner at the bar had heard an argument between two men in the toilets before a shot was fired.One line of inquiry concerns a dispute over a woman. Mr Mancera said a cleaner at the bar had heard an argument between two men in the toilets before a shot was fired.
Mr Cabanas is the highest-profile player in the Paraguayan national team and a prolific scorer in the Mexican league.Mr Cabanas is the highest-profile player in the Paraguayan national team and a prolific scorer in the Mexican league.
He has also been linked to English Premier League side Sunderland, where his international team-mate Paulo da Silva plays.He has also been linked to English Premier League side Sunderland, where his international team-mate Paulo da Silva plays.
Manager Steve Bruce had expressed an interest in the striker, but it is thought America's asking price was too high.Manager Steve Bruce had expressed an interest in the striker, but it is thought America's asking price was too high.