09.01.2011                     4.Shevat, 5771

Attentat:

Jewish congresswoman in critical condition after Arizona shooting attack

Gunman shot Arizona lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords while she was holding a public event in Tucson; at least six people dead.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation.
Giffords was among at least 10 people wounded, and the hospital said her outlook was "optimistic" and that she was responding to commands from doctors despite having a bullet go through her head. The hospital said a 9-year-old child was among the dead, and a U.S. Marshal said a federal judge was also fatally shot in the attack….