article_snippet.sent: A wedding in Saudi Arabia took a dangerous turn when Brother of groom began firing celebratory shots with a Kalashnikov, sending a hail of bullets ricocheting off the walls.
article_snippet.sent: Horrified guests dived for cover as the groom's brother lost control of the gun at a reception in the capital Riyadh.
article_snippet.sent: Firing guns in the air is a traditional way of celebrating special occasions in some parts of Saudi Arabia and despite government efforts to stop it, the dangerous practice lingers on.
article_snippet.sent: Shotgun wedding: the groomwas caught on camera as Brother of groom lost control of a Kalashnikov while firing a celebratory round into the air .
article_snippet.sent: Banging start: As the man starts shooting, the man loses control of the rifle and fires at the wall by mistake, sending bullets spraying across the street over the wedding guest .
article_snippet.sent: The incident was caught on camera, and the short clip shows the wedding party making the wedding party way towards the wedding hall when suddenly the brother of the groom starts shooting in the air.
article_snippet.sent: As the man fires off the celebratory round, the man loses control of the Kalashnikov rifle and fires at the wall by mistake, sending bullets spraying across the street.
article_snippet.sent: Once the man stops shooting, the video shows the guests attempt to reform a queue and act as if nothing untoward had happened, while  resuming the guests slow procession to the wedding.
article_snippet.sent: Bad move: their slow procession was making their slow procession way towards the ceremony when the gunman started shooting .
article_snippet.sent: Bad aim: The round accidentally hits the wall as the wedding procession walks and bullets ricochet .
article_snippet.sent: If the gunman was so keen on the gunman kind of jubilation, the gunman should do User KhalifASakar in an open space away from people. '
article_snippet.sent: Abu Atab posted: 'the gunman should be tied up alongside the family sheep until the wedding is over.'
article_snippet.sent: The Saudi government has been calling for an end to the local tradition of firing guns into the air to celebrate weddings and birthdays, which has often resulted in accidental deaths.
article_snippet.sent: A government spokesman said: 'Security agencies have been told to monitor wedding halls and places of celebration to prevent this sort of thing happening. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Brother of groom fired Kalashnikov in celebration at Riyadh reception .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Caught on camera as Brother of groom loses control of the powerful rifle at wedding .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Guests dived for cover as a hail of bullets ricocheted off the walls .