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It’s absolutely shocking news of the shooting at the birthday party in France which claimed four precious lives and turned the celebration into a tragedy (“Four dead in birthday party shooting in France,” July 15, Gulf Today website).

The man approached a neighbouring house where a 20-year-old was celebrating his birthday with his family in Espinasse-Vozelle, a central French village of around 1,000 inhabitants about 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of Clermont-Ferrand. He fired shots at the party guests, killing three of them, and then himself, the local prefecture said.

According to the report it seems that the shooter was going through mental stress because he was unable to pay his family support payments, and in a revenge he killed members of another innocent family and himself.

It’s always a prime responsibility of the government to ensure the safety and security of its people. Government should compensate the victim’s family and provide a complete health facility to injured people. I am sure the government of France will investigate the horrifying incident and make sure justice will be done.

Hamza Azad,

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