Security officer dies in Qatif terror attack
July 5, 2017 | 12:00 AM
Adel Falih Al-Otaibi
July 5, 2017 | 12:00 AM
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Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH - A security officer was killed and three others injured in a terrorist attack in Al-Musawara, Qatif in the Eastern Province on Tuesday morning.
Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman at the Ministry of Interior, said that the soldiers were part of a security patrol, which was hit by an explosive projectile at around 7 a.m., while they were on duty, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
“This terrorist attack resulted in the martyrdom of Vice Sergeant Adel Falih Al-Otaibi and injury of three other security men, who were taken to hospital,” the spokesman said. The security agencies have launched an investigation into the terrorist crime, the spokesman said.
Al-Masoura neighborhood, where the attack took place, is a hotspot target for terrorists in the Eastern Province.
A development project to revamp the neighborhood has come under repeated terrorist attacks in an effort to stop further construction.
Last month, a soldier was killed and two members of the security forces were wounded when an explosive device went off during a patrol in the same area.
Kuwait, Bahrain condemn attack
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received on Tuesday a cable of condolences from Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait, in which he expressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist attack in Qatif.
The emir reiterated that Kuwait stands by the Kingdom and supports all the measures being taken by it to confront terrorism and preserve its security. Sheikh Sabah renewed his country’s rejection of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
The King also received cables of condolences from Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, crown prince of Kuwait, and Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, prime minister of Kuwait, in which they offered their sincere condolences on the martyrdom of the security officer.
Bahrain also strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the security patrol in Qatif governorate. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry affirmed Bahrain’s stand with Saudi Arabia and its support of all its measures to consolidate security and stability, as well as its steadfast efforts and leading role in enhancing security and promoting peace in the region and the world as well.
RIYADH - A security officer was killed and three others injured in a terrorist attack in Al-Musawara, Qatif in the Eastern Province on Tuesday morning.
Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman at the Ministry of Interior, said that the soldiers were part of a security patrol, which was hit by an explosive projectile at around 7 a.m., while they were on duty, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
“This terrorist attack resulted in the martyrdom of Vice Sergeant Adel Falih Al-Otaibi and injury of three other security men, who were taken to hospital,” the spokesman said. The security agencies have launched an investigation into the terrorist crime, the spokesman said.
Al-Masoura neighborhood, where the attack took place, is a hotspot target for terrorists in the Eastern Province.
A development project to revamp the neighborhood has come under repeated terrorist attacks in an effort to stop further construction.
Last month, a soldier was killed and two members of the security forces were wounded when an explosive device went off during a patrol in the same area.
Kuwait, Bahrain condemn attack
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received on Tuesday a cable of condolences from Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait, in which he expressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist attack in Qatif.
The emir reiterated that Kuwait stands by the Kingdom and supports all the measures being taken by it to confront terrorism and preserve its security. Sheikh Sabah renewed his country’s rejection of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
The King also received cables of condolences from Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, crown prince of Kuwait, and Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, prime minister of Kuwait, in which they offered their sincere condolences on the martyrdom of the security officer.
Bahrain also strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the security patrol in Qatif governorate. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry affirmed Bahrain’s stand with Saudi Arabia and its support of all its measures to consolidate security and stability, as well as its steadfast efforts and leading role in enhancing security and promoting peace in the region and the world as well.
