ALKHOBAR: Eastern Province police have arrested a man in Hafr Al-Batin for allegedly killing his mother and sister.

An assistant of the police spokesperson of the Easter Province, Muhammed Al-Dirihm, said the police in Hafr Al-Batin received a call on Tuesday from a citizen to report that his brother has shot and killed his mother and his sister.

Al-Dirihm said responding officers confiscated two firearms owned by the assailant.