Groom shoots a photographer with AK47 in Lebanon

Groom shoots a photographer with AK47 in Lebanon

This is the shocking moment a groom who was spraying bullets into the sky during his Lebanese ceremony lost control and shot the photographer.

Footage shows the man casually holding the AK47 with one hand while sitting at a table surrounded by people, before firing a hail of bullets into air in the town of Bteghrin.

But the groom underestimates the power of the automatic weapon and soon begins to fire at the table itself, sending food flying and shooting the photographer.

The victim was rushed to Mount Lebanon's Bhannes Medical Center for treatment for an unspecified injury.

This is the shocking moment a groom who was spraying bullets into the sky during his Lebanese ceremony lost control and shot the photographer

The groom soon begins shooting at the table and a photographer, who was rushed to Mount Lebanon's Bhannes Medical Center for treatment for an unspecified injury

'Relatives of the groom who [appeared to have shot] the photographer brought the victim to the hospital,' Executive Director at Bhannes Medical Center Michel Chahine told The Daily Star. 

But once there, some of the relatives are reported to have inexplicably stormed into the hospital and attacked the doctors treating the victim.

One staff member suffered a broken eye socket and will have to himself undergo surgery in the coming days, Mr Chahine said.

He said: 'I honestly do not have an explanation why they did that... They brought a victim of their actions [to the hospital], then began hitting those trying to tend to the victim.'

When asked if there was security at the hospital, Chahine said it has never been necessary due to the calmness of the area.' 

'Our doors are open to those in need,' he said. 'We are located in the mountains, in a village, unlike in Beirut.' 

Having taken the photographer to hospital, the groom's relatives are reported to have inexplicably stormed into the hospital and attacked the doctors treating the victim

He added that the assailants' identities were known and that it was now the Internal Security Forces' responsibility to apprehend them. 

The President of the Private Hospitals Syndicate, Sleiman Haroun, condemned the acts of violence, saying: 'Enough is enough.' 

Haroun said they would wait a few days but 'if nothing is done [by security forces or the government] they would take a strong position'.

He added: 'We will no longer accept this. I am not going to call anyone out for being responsible, because they know who they are.'

Mr Chahine said the justice and health ministers both contacted him to denounce Friday' s attack.  

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