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Saudi concert stabbing suspect took orders from al-Qaeda in Yemen: Ekhbariya TV
2019-12-20
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A man arrested for stabbing three performers at a live show in Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
’s capital Riyadh last month was operating under orders from al-Qaeda in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
, state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
channel Ekhbariya said on Thursday.

The trial of the suspected assailant, previously identified only as a 33-year-old Yemeni resident, had begun, the broadcaster added.

The Nov. 11 attack occurred at King Abdullah Park, one of several venues hosting a months-long entertainment festival as part of government efforts to open up Saudi society and diversify its economy away from oil.

It sparked fears of a potentially violent backlash in the country against social reforms implemented by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
...Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia as of 2016. The Turks hate him, so he must be all right, despite the occasional brutal murder of Qatar-owned journalists...
, including ending bans on women driving, gender segregation and public entertainment.

The victims of the attack, two men and a woman, sustained "superficial wounds" and were stabilized after receiving medical care, state media reported at the time.

Twitter users in Saudi Arabia condemned the stabbing of three actors and voiced their support for the recent arrival of public entertainment events in the Kingdom.
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