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New Hampshire girl injured after father's gun accidentally discharged, police say

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TILTON, N.H. - A 6-year-old girl in New Hampshire was hospitalized over the weekend after her father's gun accidentally discharged, police said.

Tilton police said her father was cleaning the gun at a West Main Street address Saturday afternoon when it went off. She suffered injuries to her lower leg from the debris of a nearly chair, according to police.

The incident is still under investigation.

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