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Saudi embassy official shot dead in Dhaka
An official of Saudi Embassy in Dhaka was shot dead some 30 yards off his house in Gulshan area of the capital early Tuesday. Khalaf Al Ali, a Saudi national who joined the embassy about two years ago, was shot once in the left chest, Nurul Alam, assistant commissioner (Patrol) of Gulshan Division, told The Daily Star.Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Al Bussairy identified the slain officer as a diplomat. But acting Foreign Secretary Mustafa Kamal said al Ali was on the non-diplomats' list of the foreign ministry. This is for the first time in Bangladesh's history that a foreign embassy official in Dhaka was killed. Julfiker Ali, a security guard of House 19/B, and Rabiul Islam, a security guard of House 20/A, told The Daily Star that they heard a gunshot around 1:15am and rushed out to see the Saudi official lying on the road in front of House 19/B. "We immediately rang siren from our house," Julfikar said. Hearing the siren, a patrol team of police rushed to the spot and took the bullet-hit Saudi official to United Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-03-06 |
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