Alan Garcia latest: Peru ex-president shoots himself before arrest

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Former Peruvian president Alan Garcia has been rushed to hospital ( REUTERS )

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia shot himself before he was arrested by police in connection with a bribery investigation, according to reports.

Garcia was rushed to Jose Casimiro Ulloa Hospital in Lima at 6.45am local time (12.45pm BST) with a bullet wound to his head.

“At this moment, the patient has been in an operating room at said hospital since 7.10am,” the country’s health ministry said.

His lawyer Erasmo Reyna confirmed Wednesday’s shooting to reporters.

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.

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