Sailor kills colleague at Saudi naval college

Published August 18th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A Saudi Arabian sailor shot and killed a colleague and wounded a sergeant at a naval college in eastern Saudi Arabia, the Defense and Aviation Ministry said Monday.  

 

Sailor Aunan bin Fihad Al-Baqmi fire random shots Sunday morning at his colleagues at the Dammam Technical Marine Studies Institute, said a Defense Ministry statement, carried by the official SPA news agency.  

 

"The incident resulted in the death of Sailor Marzouq bin Hizam bin Marzouq Al-Dousari, and slight wounding of Cpl. Hamoud bin Abdullah bin Jabarah Al-Sobaie," according to the statement.  

 

The Defense Ministry said the assailant was arrested immediately and "transferred to civil authorities to complete required investigations." (Albawaba.com)

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