Cambodian shoots at rain and hits drinking buddy

Cambodian shoots at rain and hits drinking buddy
Posted : Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:43:05 GMT
Author : DPA

Phnom Penh - Furious that it began raining when he was trying to
drink, a Cambodian man shot at the offending rain cloud but missed,
hitting his friend instead, local media reported Tuesday. Dy Sovannara
and his drinking partner Hiem Vuthy were enjoying beers Monday evening
in Phnom Penh when rain spoiled their evening, the Khmer-language
Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper reported.

Sovannara, who claimed he was a soldier, borrowed a pistol from a
nearby guard and shot into the air to "scare the rain away," but the
gun misfired and the bullet hit Vuthy in the knee.

Luckily, the pair was carousing outside the city's largest hospital,
allowing Vuthy to receive immediate treatment, and he was in stable
condition, the newspaper reported.

Police were still seeking Sovannara, who immediately fled the scene,
the daily said. Witnesses said the rain continued unabated.
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