Senior Hamas figure critical after shooting accident: officials

A senior figure in Palestinian Islamist group Hamas was hospitalised in critical condition Tuesday after suffering a gunshot wound to the head in what officials said was an accident.Imad al-Alami, a founding member of Hamas and former member of its highest political body, was wounded while "inspecting his personal weapon in his home and is in critical condition", Hamas spokesman Fawzy Barhoum said in a statement.Alami was rushed to hospital in Gaza City, where he was visited by Hamas leader Isma