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Imran Khan suffers leg injuries after being shot at in protest march

Imran Khan speaks during a press conference AFP/Getty Images

Former captain and prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan suffered injuries to his leg after being shot at in a protest march he was leading in Wazirabad in Punjab. Nine other people are believed to have been injured and one person died in the attack. TV footage showed Khan being taken to hospital and party officials said he was struck in the shin but that he was in stable condition.

It is not clear whether Imran was targeted, though Pakistani TV channels aired footage that amounted to a confession from the alleged gunman who said Imran was the target. Imran, 70, was leading a protest rally on to the capital Islamabad, demanding general elections after he was ousted from power in April this year.

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