Brazilian senator shot during strike by military police

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Brazilian senator shot during strike by military police
Bradford Betz

A Brazilian senator was shot Wednesday while trying to intervene in an illegal military police strike in the northeastern state of Ceara, video from the chaotic scene shows.

Cid Gomes, who is also governor of that state, was shot in the chest and taken to an area hospital. The hospital said later in the evening that the senator was in stable condition.

A video showed Gomes driving a backhoe through the gate of a police barrack. It also showed the moment when the vehicle's windows shattered from gunfire.

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