| "Certainly not!" |
A spokesman of the Saudi Ministry of Interior, Major General Mansour bin Sultan Al-Turki said in a statement, carried by the official news agency (SPA), that it was "incorrect" what was reported by some media about the arrest of persons in connection with the gun-firing incident in the vicinity of Al-Ruwais prison in Jeddah, which resulted in the killing of two security men on Thursday.
Turki refuted the arrest of any person linked to the incident up to this moment and said that there were no shootings near Turkish nor American consulates. "This incident is being followed up by the security authorities, who have launched an investigation necessary to identify the perpetrators of the incident and arrest them in accordance with the procedures of professional practice in this context", he said. The spokesman called for accuracy and referral to official security sources to verify authenticity and accuracy of such security issues.
| "We're not the Associated Press here in the Kingdom. May the Prophet curse your mustache for even *thinking* such a thing!" |