/ 28 May 2001

DOG DREAM SPARKS SHOOTING SPREE

THE caretaker of a mill in the southern town of Quss in Egypt, dreamt overnight he was killing his dog, awoke with a start and proceeded to open fire, wounding three soldiers, a police source said on Sunday. Yakoub Ashmawi, caretaker for Upper Egypt Mill, a company in Quss near Luxor, wounded the three soldiers who were near him and guarding the premises, the source said. The three soldiers were taken to hospital and the caretaker into custody, where he explained his tragic mistake. – AFP