[28/November/2009]

HODEIDA, Nov. 28 (Saba) – An old man has shot his family in Yemen's western province of Hodeida killing his two sons and wounding his wife.

The sons Mohammed, 19, and Fuad, 24, were immediately killed and the wife, in her 40s, got four shots in her left shoulder and she was taken to hospital in critical condition.

The 60-year-old man was arrested shortly after the incident, according to the Interior Ministry's website.

Initial investigations into the tragedy revealed a family argument was a key motive for the shooting.

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Saba