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Peter Gatlek (50) sits on a hospital bed after receiving new bandages at the MSF hospital in Lankien. He was shot in the head while trying to escape an attack on his village near Leer 25 days ago. Peter was finally med-evacuated to a MSF hospital. When talking about the experience he says: 'They just came and attacked our village. I just ran away and hid myself in the swamp. Some people who ran with me were wounded. Some were killed.

Tue Jan 12 2016 - 18:32

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