Gunman in Saudi Arabia kills American defense contractor, wounds another

Washington Post ^ | October 14, 2014 | By Karen DeYoung, Carol Morello and Brian Murphy

[Brad from Tennessee]

A gunman in Saudi Arabia opened fire Tuesday on two American defense contractors, killing one and wounding the other before being arrested in a shootout with police, U.S. and Saudi officials said.

One individual familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of an official Saudi statement, said the attack was a workplace dispute related to the firing of the alleged shooter and was not terrorism-related.

The identities of the Americans and suspected attacker were not immediately released, but the State Department said the Americans worked for Vinnell Arabia, a U.S.-based contractor with deep ties in Saudi Arabia.

The Reuters news agency, meanwhile, quoted Maj. Gen. Mansour Turki, an Interior Ministry spokesman, as saying the attacker “is a Saudi national who was born in the United States.”

[petercooper]

Now if it was a beheading...

[Red Badger]

General Turki?......................

[BBell]

Another case of work place violence.

[hal ogen]

moozlums want YOU dead.

[Oratam]

the attacker “is a Saudi national who was born in the United States.”

[mylife]

Whew...

No one I know.

[Lockbar]

climate change is more important./sarc.

[muir_redwoods]

I wonder how long it will be before sentence, (if any) will be carried out.

[bert]

no, you’re wrong

[hal ogen]

If that is so, take a trip to pakistan or yemen and roam around for a bit. There are two types of moozlums: those who want you dead and those who will murder you.

[bert]

fail.....

you painted with a very very broad brush

[hal ogen]

I use a broad brush because there are billions of them.

[Dagnabitt]

the attacker “is a Saudi national who was born in the United States.

AKA an American Citizen.