JEDDAH, 28 August — The father and brother of Abdullah Saad Al-Matrafi, who died in US bombings on Afghanistan, said they were planning to file a lawsuit against the US government seeking compensation.

Abdullah died last Ramadan while he was working as an Islamic consultant for Al-Wafa charitable organization in Afghanistan, Al-Watan reported yesterday.

"Abdullah was in constant contact with us. He was actually planning to come back from Kabul. On Ramadan 13, we were shocked to hear the news of his death," his father Saad told the daily.