The six teachers
who were killed by another teacher colleague in southern Saudi Arabia have now
being laid to rest.
Mass shootings
are rare Saudi Arabia but hey have faced a series of recent attacks by Islamic
State militants.
According
to report a teacher opened fire on colleagues in southern Saudi Arabia on
Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding two, state television
reported.
The
suspected shooter opened fire at an education department building, but the
reason for the attack is not yet known.
State TV
posted a still photograph that showed ambulances gathered outside the building
where the shooting took place in Jazan province.
The
incident occurred in the remote community of Al-Dayer, several kilometres from
the Yemeni border.
Al-Ekhbariya
state television, citing police, said the suspect was not an employee but had
some business at the ministry.
Officers
responded to a report that a man "was shooting at a number of employees
while they were carrying out their duties," the channel reported on its
Twitter account.
Images
have emerged online, claiming to be from the scene, showing at least five
ambulances outside a building resembling a low-rise apartment block.
'This is a
criminal act,' said interior ministry spokesman General Mansour al-Turki,
adding that one suspect had been arrested.
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