kwˈoʊɾɪŋ hɪz lˈɔɪɚ ɹˈæmzi kˈæsəm, ðeɪ ɹᵻpˈoːɹt hiː ɪz blˈaɪnd ɪn wˈʌn ˈaɪ, hɐz ʃɹˈæpnəl ɪn hɪz lˈɛft ˈɑːɹm ænd wʌt ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌv hɪz lˈɛft lˈɛɡ, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ lˈænd mˈaɪn ɛksplˈoʊʒən, wˌaɪl hɪz ˈʌðɚ lˈɛɡ wʌz "ʃˈæɾɚd" ɪn ɐ kənstɹˈʌkʃən ˈæksɪdənt.
Quoting his lawyer Ramzi Kassem, they report he is blind in one eye, has shrapnel in his left arm and what remains of his left leg, following a land mine explosion, while his other leg was "shattered" in a construction accident.