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Saudis link Yemeni expatriate who killed policeman to Islamic State
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:47pm EDT
Saudis link Yemeni expatriate who killed policeman to Islamic State
A Yemeni expatriate who killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him had pledged allegiance to the militant group Islamic State, the state news agency SPA reported.
Omar Bahasama, a 20-year-old Yemeni, ran over the police corporal, Muhthil al-Salouli, as he emerged from a mosque after dawn prayers and then stabbed him to death, SPA quoted an interior ministry spokesman. The attack occurred in the Asir region of the southwestern province of Bisha
"The offender had the approval and belonged to Daash," the spokesman said, referring to IS by an Arabic acronym. "He had monitored the victim ... and been in contact with elements of the organization abroad preparing the crime."
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Saudis link Yemeni expatriate who killed policeman to Islamic State
A Yemeni expatriate who killed a policeman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday by running him over with his car and then stabbing him had pledged allegiance to the militant group Islamic State, the state news agency SPA reported.
Omar Bahasama, a 20-year-old Yemeni, ran over the police corporal, Muhthil al-Salouli, as he emerged from a mosque after dawn prayers and then stabbed him to death, SPA quoted an interior ministry spokesman. The attack occurred in the Asir region of the southwestern province of Bisha
"The offender had the approval and belonged to Daash," the spokesman said, referring to IS by an Arabic acronym. "He had monitored the victim ... and been in contact with elements of the organization abroad preparing the crime."
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security-yemen-idUSKCN10N25D
