Security guard shoots himself while filming TikTok video

KARACHI: A security guard accidentally shot himself dead while recording a TikTok video in Karachi.

According to police, the incident took place in the port city’s Gulshan-e-Maymar area. The security guard employed at a floor mill was shooting a video with his friend to upload it on the popular short-video sharing app when he shot himself.

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The police said the video saved in his mobile phone shows him putting a rifle on his chest. During the recording, he accidentally pulls the trigger of the rifle and a bullet pierces his chest, resulting in his death.

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The deceased, identified as Anwar Ali, was rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where he was pronounced dead. His friend, who was filming the video has been taken into custody.