Bride, 24, shot and killed at her own WEDDING by stray bullet fired from clumsy guest's gun

Mahvash Leghaei, 24, died at her own wedding after a 36-year-old guest believed to be the groom's cousin clumsily fired with her a gun in a nomadic wedding tradition gone horribly wrong

Mahvash Leghaei, 24, was killed by a stray bullet at her own wedding in Iran (

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A bride was killed on her wedding day after being hit by a stray bullet fired by a guest.

Mahvash Leghaei, 24, was at a party in Firuzabad, Iran, to celebrate her big day when she was fatally shot in the head with a high-powered shotgun.

The bullet, the second of two that were fired from the weapon, reportedly pierced his skull before injuring two male participants.

The bride ended up in a coma and later died in hospital. The shooter has been identified as a 36-year-old man but has not been officially named, while local reports claim he was a cousin of the groom.

The shots are said to have been fired by the groom's cousin during a traditional celebration of gunshots (

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Shooting a gun to celebrate a wedding is a common custom in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, although it is illegal.

Commenting on the incident, police spokesman Col. Mehdi Jokar said: "We received an emergency call regarding a shooting at a wedding hall in Firuzabad city and officers have were immediately dispatched.

"Officers discovered that someone had fired a shotgun as part of the local nomadic tradition, but unfortunately due to the crowds and the person's poor handling of the weapon, he managed to shoot three people, two men and the bride.