DAMMAM: A Saudi police officer was killed early on Thursday in a stabbing incident in the city of Al-Khafji. The officer was working as a security guard at a residential compound.
Police in Al-Khafji have ruled out the possibility of the attacker targeting foreigners living in the compound and said the motive behind the killing was personal. A 31-year-old suspect was arrested for stabbing the officer, 37, in the back several times.
Police said the attacker fled the scene, but was caught after family members handed over the man after they learned about the incident.
Man held for killing 3
Police officers in Alsulaiyel, 500 kilometers south of Riyadh, arrested a young man in his 30s they say murdered three and injured a fourth person. The incident occurred early on Thursday when the young man walked into a private enclosure with his machine gun and started shooting killing three on the spot.
The injured man was taken to a nearby hospital where he was reported in stable condition. The man suspected of being the shooter tried to escape from the crime scene but police managed to arrest him after an intense search. Police source said that an early investigation revealed that the arrested man was a relative of one of the victims.
