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Saudi shooting: 2 dead as former teacher opens fire at school

  • A former employee opened a fire at Kingdom School, Riyadh
  • Two persons were killed and one injured in the incident
  • The gunman was a former Iraqi teacher who was sacked four years back 
Two dead one wounded Saudi school shooting

Two persons were killed when a 'disgruntled employee' opened fire at Kingdom School at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.   The victims were two teachers, a Saudi national and a Palestinian national, who was also a US citizen. 

A security guard was also reportedly wounded in the shootout, but no children were present on the premises at the time of the shooting. 

The gunman was a former Iraqi teacher, who was sacked from his job at the school four years back. "There has been a shooting at Kingdom School in Riyadh, shooter still at school. The school closed, no children present. Please avoid the area," the US embassy tweeted. 

 

 

 

The Kingdom School is run by Gems Global Network, owned by Kerala businessman Sunny Varkey, reports Asianetnews Online. The school authorities described the incident as a case of 'disgruntled employee'.

“It is with regret that the administration building of Kingdom Schools witnessed this morning a shooting incident by an Arab national who was dismissed from the school four years ago on the basis of anger issues and an unstable personality,” Talal al-Maiman, the chairman of Kingdom Schools told Reuters.

The school had been closed for a week for summer holidays ahead of Ramadan.  
 

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