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| Saudi Border Guard officers killed by 'terrorist' | ||
| 2011-06-09 | ||
| JEDDAH: The man who killed two Saudi Border Guard officers and injured a third early Tuesday was a Saudi terrorist who was trying to make his way to Yemen through the Al-Wadeeah border post, security sources told Arab News Wednesday. Spokesman of the Interior Ministry Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki identified the attacker as Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al-Sayel. The man was also involved in a fatal attack on a police office in Qassim a month ago. The sources said Al-Sayel was shouting slogans usually used by terrorists while he was firing at the guards.
The sources said the assailant was wearing a bulletproof vest and was using night vision goggles. They said the shootings followed the detection by Mujahideen patrols of the footprints of a person heading toward the border with Yemen. They informed the border guards about it. When the border guards arrived where the man was, he opened fire at them. Al-Otaibi was shot in the hip but he continued chasing the criminal. He turned down a suggestion from his colleagues to go to Sharourah general hospital for treatment, telling them that the bullet he received had only caused a flesh wound. The chase continued and Al-Sayel took refuge in the electricity room of the border post and continued shooting. He fatally shot Al-Otaibi in the chest and also shot Al-Barrak, who died on his way to hospital. The sources said the border guards were able to kill the intruder in an operation that lasted for more than five hours. They said he was carrying arms and ammunition and pliers to cut barbed wires. Border guards spokesman Lt. Col. Salim bin Saleh Al-Sulami said the attacker was very hostile and full of hate. He said the man parked his Nissan jeep about 10 km from the Al-Wadeeah border post and started walking on foot to avoid being detected by thermal cameras spread along the borders. He said the cameras spotted him and immediately the nearest patrol team was directed to deal with the situation. The spokesman said the two victims were promoted posthumously, their debts settled and were given a reward of SR1 million in addition to a medal of honor each. The spokesman said Al-Sayel was arrested eight years ago for his association with Al-Qaeda terrorist group, for trying to set up a military training camp, for traveling to violence-hit countries and supplying arms to militants. He said Al-Sayel was released after completing the jail term and taking part in the counseling program. His relatives guaranteed that they would monitor his activities after his release on bail.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
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| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-06-09 10:40 |