JEDDAH, 17 December — A Saudi national attempted to commit suicide after shooting dead his five-year-old daughter and seriously wounding his six-year-old son in Al-Jamoum area of Makkah region Saturday morning. The man took the children to a deserted area and shot his daughter at close range. Then he fired at his terrified son who was trying to escape. The boy was hit in his left side. The man then pointed the gun onto his temple and shot three times but he failed in his attempt to kill himself. The boy and his father are in hospital in critical condition, said Brig. Gen. Muhammad Al-Harthi, director of Makkah police. The shocking crime was reported on the anniversary of a similar incident in Jeddah last year when a suspected Saudi drug addict gunned down 11 relatives, including his wife and three daughters, before committing suicide.