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Gunman wounds Saudi preacher, diplomat in Philippines Gunman wounds Saudi preacher, diplomat in Philippines
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MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police say a Saudi preacher and a diplomat from Saudi Arabia’s embassy have been attacked and wounded by a gunman who later was killed by policemen in a southern city. MANILA, Philippines — A gunman attacked and wounded a Saudi preacher and a diplomat from Saudi Arabia’s embassy late Tuesday before being killed by policemen in the southern city of Zamboanga, police said.
Police spokeswoman Senior Inspector Helen Limen Galvez says preacher Aaidh Al-Qarni had just given a lecture Tuesday night and was about to leave a university in Zamboanga with embassy religious attache Turki Assaegh when both were shot. Preacher Aaidh Al-Qarni was about to leave Western Mindanao State University after delivering a lecture when he and religious attache Turki Assaegh were shot by the gunman, who darted out from a crowd, police spokeswoman Senior Inspector Helen Limen Galvez said.
Galvez says the victims were taken to a hospital for treatment and have been declared out of danger. Both victims were taken to a hospital for treatment and declared out of danger, Galvez said. Al-Qarni was shot in his right shoulder, left arm and chest while Assaegh was hit in his right thigh and left leg.
Galvez says policemen later arrested two other suspects in connection with the attack. Investigators at the scene found a pistol and a motorcycle which the gunman may have used, police said.
Policemen later arrested two other suspects in connection with the attack, Galvez said.
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