Peru's ex-President shoots himself before arrest

Peru's former president, Alan García, has shot himself in the neck as police came to arrest him. He's now believed to be in a serious condition in hospital in the capital, Lima. Mr García is accused of taking bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht - claims he denies.

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(Photo: Peru's former president Alan Garcia. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)