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A Lebanese footballer was shot in the head by a stray ball during a mass funeral

Muhammad Atwi, 32, a former Lebanese national team player who only a few days ago signed with a new team, was rushed to hospital in critical condition. His condition stabilized after a lengthy operation in which the ball was removed from his head

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Muhammad Atwi, a former Lebanese national team player who signed only a few days ago with his new team Tadmon from the city of Tzur, was shot in the head by a stray bullet during the funeral of one of the firefighters killed in the violent explosion that shook Beirut about two weeks ago.

During the funeral procession in the Cola area of ​​Beirut, the traditional shooting began in the air, but Atwi and a security man were hit by stray bullets. The 32-year-old footballer was rushed to hospital in critical condition. The hospital later told the media that "Atwi suffers from internal bleeding and underwent surgery that lasted about five hours, during which the bullet was removed from his head." We were then informed that his condition had stabilized and he was transferred to the intensive care unit at Al-Maksad Hospital.

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Atwi was supposed to return to the Tadmon team, where he played when he was 19. He won three championships with Anser and was previously the king of cooking for the Lebanese league, when he made three appearances for the national team.

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