Saudi School Teacher Goes Haywire, Shoots Dead Six Colleagues At School

A teacher in southern Saudi Arabia opened fire on colleagues today, Thursday, Feb. 11, killing at least six people and wounding two, BBC reports.

 

Other brief reports on the Saudi state television channel’s website and Twitter account did not elaborate or offer a reason for the shooting at an education department building. It quoted an unnamed police spokesman for the information and said the suspected shooter was in custody. 

 

The State TV posted a still photograph that showed ambulances gathered outside the building where the shooting took place in Jizan province. 

 

Mass shootings are rare in the kingdom, though Saudi Arabia has faced a series of recent attacks by ISIL militants.