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| Irish national killed in Riyadh | |
| 2004-08-03 | |
| An Irish engineer has been killed in his office in the Saudi capital Riyadh, diplomatic and police sources say. "We can confirm independently that there has been a shooting," a Western diplomat said on Tuesday, adding that the man, who has not been named, was Irish and was shot in his office in eastern Riyadh. "We lack information on motive or circumstances," the diplomat said.
A security source said police found the man, who was shot at around 6.30 p.m. (4:30pm British time), was a civil engineer who worked for a Saudi firm.The Irish foreign ministry had no official comment and Saudi officials were not available to comment. An Irish trade official in the Gulf said there were about 1,200 Irish expatriates in the kingdom. | |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 Funny, I never enjoyed many slasher flicks as an adolescent because I could never suspend my disbelief in their unrealistic plot lines. I always thought that you could count on even the most naive person experiencing an epiphany escaping to safety well before Jason or whoever could whack more than four victims. What is happening in Saudi Arabia is leading me to believe that humans are not as smart as I gave them credit for. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-08-03 10:45:32 PM |
| #2 'Cause we are so civil? Ima stay put. Just have bears and regulators to contend with here..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-03 6:58:10 PM |
| #1 anti-civil engineers....why do they hate us? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-03 6:53:41 PM |