Victim Shanghai, Jan, 21, Shot in the stomach while trying to escape from a gang of kidnappers, Mr. Zo Zu-jun was lying in a critical condition in St, Luko's Hospital last night. The attempted kidnapping took place at 5.20 p.m. outside 88 Museum Road, four men, two armed, intercepting Zo as he was coming out of his once, the New China Textile Company.
Zo had just got into his car when four men come wp, two on each side, and ordered the chauffeur to stop while they gob in. Zo, only seeing the men on one side,' tried to get out of the opposite door, callings for help at the same time. He had stepped on to the pavement when two of the gunmen opened fire, one shot ittingrhim in the stomach.
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