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Youth Trying to Storm Al-Watan Office Shot Dead
 Security officers shot dead a Saudi youth who tried to storm the headquarters of Al-Watan Arabic daily in the southern city of Abha ignoring warnings. The man in his 20s was killed after he drove through the building's exit gate ignoring three warning shots, Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Mansour Al-Turki told Arab News.The driver's motives were not immediately clear. "He refused to stop, despite warnings from the police, even after they fired warning shots," Al-Turki said. "He was very close to the building so they fired at the car. One bullet killed him," he said. The incident took place at 7 a.m. yesterday and the man was later identified as Bandar Abdullah. Investigations found that the pickup van he used was stolen. Police found a knife and a stick in his car. According to sources, the man died of wounds from a gunshot that hit his shoulder. Born in Abha, Abdullah was living in Jeddah. Investigations have proved that Abdullah was previously involved in a number of criminal cases, which were not terror-related, Al-Turki said.
Posted by: Fred 2005-03-19 |
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