Beirut - A woman in south Lebanon was
killed on Monday after her four-year-old son accidentally shot
her with a hunting rifle, a security source and the state news
agency NNA said.
The incident followed another accidental death in which an
11-year-old boy shot his 8-year-old relative last week in
another town in southern Lebanon, NNA said.
Gun control is not strict in Lebanon. People have regularly
been killed by stray bullets shot during celebrations political
events. Lebanese officials have often called for restraint of
gun use and celebratory gunfire.