Saudi twins stab parents to death in suspected terror attack

RIYADH — The people of Riyadh woke up on Friday to the shocking news of two brothers killing their parents and stabbing a third brother in the Hamra neighborhood of the city, Al Arabiya English reported. Police were able arrest the two brothers, who are twins, though they attempted to flee the scene. The motive for the attack is still unknown but authorities are not ruling out terrorism yet. The twins first chased their younger brother up to the rooftop of their family house and stabbed him multiple times. The young brother is currently in critical condition in the intensive care unit of a local hospital. The suspects then approached their father and stabbed him multiple times before heading to their mother, who was in another room, the report said. Similar cases were reported in the Kingdom in the past. Last year, police arrested IS-loyalist Saad Radi Ayash Al-Anzi, who along with his brother, killed their soldier cousin after enticing him to a remote location. — SG