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Attack on Saudi Palace in Jiddah Kills 2 Royal Guards

Saturday, 07 October 2017 05:38 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — A gunman opened fire outside a Saudi royal palace on Saturday, killing two members of the Saudi Royal Guard, an official Saudi news agency reported.

The Saudi Press Agency quoted the security spokesman for the Interior Ministry as saying that the attacker exited a vehicle and opened fire on the western gate of Al-Salam Palace in Jiddah early Saturday morning, killing two Guard members and wounding three others. The gunman was shot dead on the spot, according to the SPA report.

The ministry identified the attacker as Mansour bin Hassan bin Ali bin Al Fahid al-Amri, a 28-year-old Saudi national, the report said, adding that he was carrying Kalashnikov rifles and three Molotov cocktails. It said the investigation is ongoing.

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A gunman opened fire outside a Saudi royal palace on Saturday, killing two members of the Saudi Royal Guard, an official Saudi news agency reported.The Saudi Press Agency quoted the security spokesman for the Interior Ministry as saying that the attacker exited a vehicle...
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Saturday, 07 October 2017 05:38 PM
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