'Granny, I've been shot,' said Palestinian student targeted in Vermont

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1970-01-01 08:00

With a bullet lodged in his spine, Hisham Awartani phoned his British-born grandmother after Saturday's shooting.

After being ambushed and shot in the spine on a US street at the weekend, Hisham Awartani called police. Then the Palestinian-American student phoned his British-born grandmother.

"Granny, I've been shot," the 20-year-old said, his uncle told the BBC.

Mr Awartani was targeted on Saturday...