A US employee of an American defence contractor has been killed and another injured in a gun attack in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Both victims worked for Vinnell Arabia, a US company providing support to the Saudi National Guard, officials said. The shooting happened at a petrol station in the east of the city. The motive for the attack is unclear but a man was later detained after exchanging fire with Saudi security forces. A US diplomat quoted by AFP news agency said the gunman - a US-Saudi citizen - was a disgruntled former employee of Vinnell Arabia. US state department spokesman Jen Psaki said the shooting happened not far from the Vinnell Arabia base in Riyadh. She said the wounded contractor had been lightly injured. We are in close contact with the Saudi government as we continue to gather details about the shooting and motive, she said. We are in the process of evaluating our security posture and will take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all US mission personnel. The last reported killings of Westerners by gunmen in Saudi Arabia was in 2007 when three French nationals were shot dead while camping in the north-west.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:03:13 +0000
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