Two people were injured after a pistol carried by an Air India passenger accidentally went off at Varanasi airport.
The passenger, who was travelling from Azamgarh to Mumbai on an Air India flight, was carrying a pistol and a magazine. Both the firearm and magazine had reportedly been declared by the passenger as required.
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The pistol suddenly discharged at the airport. The bullet first struck the ground before hitting two people who were standing nearby. A woman sustained a gunshot injury to her thigh, while a boy suffered an injury to his hand.
The injured woman and boy were immediately taken to a private hospital in Harhua for treatment. Their condition was not immediately known.
