US congresswoman in surgery after shooting: hospital

PHOENIX: A US congresswoman was in surgery Saturday after being shot in the head in Tucson, Arizona, a hospital spokeswoman said, adding that nine other victims were being cared for.

"Miss Giffords is alive. She is currently in surgery. There are nine other shooting victims at the hospital," said spokeswoman Darci Slaten, after media reports said that Giffords had died in the shooting.