Another shooting believed to be motivated by political reasons occurred yesterday morning outside the Grand Hotel on Vu Ya Ching Road when a Chinese suspected of being a leader of a political party was shot and seriously wounded by an unknown gunman who eluded capture, The shooting occurred at about 950 am. when the victim had left the hotel where he was staying, He was shot from behind and collapsed a heap. The unknown assailant mingled with the crowd which gathered and escaped before the arrival of the police.
Detectives from the Louza station were sent to the scene of the rime and conducted enquiries. The victim was removed to the Lester Chinese Hospital in an emergency ambulance of the Fire Brigade. His condition was critical and he is not expected recover.
The victim it was learned arrived here from Wusih on December 24, and engaged a room in the hotel which he was occupying until yesterday.
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