A 21-year old Russian woman accidentally shot herself in the temple with a 9mm handgun while posing for a selfie.

A security guard at the office where she worked left a handgun behing, so the woman decided to take a selfie, posing with the gun aganist her temple. While taking a selfie with one hand, she accidentally pulled the trigger with the other hand, shooting herself at close range.

The incident happened Thursday, but was only confirmed Friday. The woman was initially brought to a Moscow Clinic. She is now in Sklifosovsky hospital, where she is in "serious condition," related a hospital spokeswoman to NDTV.

The selfie trend has lead to some risky behaviour worldwide. For instnace, a survey this month found 17 percent of Americans had taken a selfie while driving, News reports.