FLASH: Associated Press photo-journalist shot by a Senator inside Haiti's Senate

Photo-journalist Dieu-Nallio Chery of the Associated Press caught a bullet in the face from Haitian senator Jean Marie Ralph Fethiere Monday after militants invaded the immediate space of the senator.

Haiti Senator Jean Marie Ralph Féthière

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surrounded by militants of the opposition and fearful for his life on the grounds of parliament, Senator Fethiere pulled out his weapon and fired a few shots.

"I was defending myself. Self-defense is a sacred right," the Senator said.

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