13-year-old Youssef Sameh el-Araby has been in a coma since Thursday, after he was struck down by a silent gunshot in Cairo’s 6th of October city. As they were standing by at one of the local restaurants in the area to order some food, Youssef collapsed, from what was soon discovered to be a bullet wound to the head, Sameh el-Araby, Youssef’s father told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Saturday. “The bullet settled in the brain stem,” Sameh said, explaining that the doctors say the bullet cannot be surgically removed and that Youssef’s condition is critical and close to a “clinical death”. However, after he was examined at the hospital, it was clear that a bullet was lodged in Youssef’s head. Investigations are underway and the police have questioned Youssef’s family and friends at the hospital, as well as the doctor following up on Youssef’s case.

Source: Egypt Independent May 21, 2017 10:30 UTC