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Saudi ministry arrests man over murder of policemen in Qatif
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Saudi authorities have placed in durance vileKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! a man over a number of attacks on police in the kingdom's eastern Qatif region, including one that killed two of them, the interior ministry announced Friday. Mufeed bin Ahmed Hasan Omran was arrested in Qatif for his involvement in "terrorist attacks", said a statement on state news agency SPA. A machinegun, handgun, hashish and amphetamine pills were found at the scene. Omran was allegedly involved in the November 18 killing of two coppers in Qatif. He is also thought to have been involved in another shooting that maimed two Indian passers-by and a policeman when officers came under fire from a farming area in Qatif earlier the same month. And he was allegedly involved in attacking a citizen in the same region. The statement did not clarify the victim was killed or give reasons for the attack. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-02 |
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