Woman had bullet in face for 12 years
ALBANIA: An Albanian woman lived for a dozen years with a
bullet lodged below her cheekbone without noticing it, news agency ATA
reported Friday.
Mrike Rrucaj was sleeping when a bullet flew into her house in 1997,
the news agency reported, at a time when anarchy was rife in Albania
following protests against fraudulent pyramid schemes. Many took up arms
to regain their savings in an armed rebellion in which more than 2,000
were killed.
"I was covered in blood and my husband took me to the emergency where
there were many people injured," Rrucaj recalled of the incident. "But
the doctor told me that the bullet came out and cleaned the wound," ATA
quoted the 40-year-old saying.
Only recently did Rrucaj begin experiencing headaches, prompting her
to seek medical help. After an X-ray showed the bullet in her jaw area,
she had surgery to remove it.
Tirana,Sunday, AFP
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