The attack was very old, the rescue very modern: With his smartphone, an Australian has fended off an arrow, which had a neighbor shot at him. The two 39 and 43-year-old men had clashed in the hippie community Nimbin on the Australian east coast, police said.
Suddenly the younger one started with a bow and arrow on the other. The 43-year-old wanted to photograph the scene with his smartphone when the attacker also fired an arrow at him. The bullet pierced the cell phone but got stuck. Only the top came through.
So the man got away with a scratch wound on his chin. The attacker was arrested but was released on bail. He is due to appear in court next month. The background of the dispute, which took place on Wednesday, the police did not specify.