A soldier recovering from a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan is fighting for his life after being shot at his homecoming party in California.

Family members told the San Bernardino Sun newspaper that 22-year-old Christopher Sullivan was shot on Friday night at a party friends had thrown for him. He was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

Police said two partygoers got into an argument after midnight and one of them opened fire on Mr Sullivan. The gunman fled.

Mr Sullivan was wounded in a suicide bombing last year and has been recovering in Kentucky where he is stationed. He was home on leave when the shooting occurred.

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