Saudi Arabia: Man shoots dead brother, commits suicide

Deaths follow domestic dispute in Al Ghuwaila neighbourhood of Najran

Last updated: September 28, 2020 | 05:16

Samir Salama, Associate Editor

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Abu Dhabi: A Saudi man has on Monday gunned down his brother and injured two others before committing suicide over a domestic dispute in the Al Ghuwaila neighbourhood of Najran, near the border with Yemen, police said.

Police rushed to the scene and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, while the injured were admitted to King Khalid Hospital.

Police are investigating into the incident. The reasons for the shooting spree were not immediately known.

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