RIYADH: A former employee of a US defence contractor shot dead one American colleague and wounded another at a petrol station in the Saudi capital yesterday, officials said.
The alleged shooter, Abdulaziz Fahad Abdulaziz Alrashid, 24, “worked at the same company as the victims, and was dismissed from his job due to drug related issues,” Riyadh’s embassy in Washington said. A US diplomat ruled out terrorism as a possible motive. Vinnell Arabia provides training for the Saudi Arabian National Guard. AFP
