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Conflict Incident Report

Man who opened fire on his ex-coworkers arrested

Date of incident: 
August 7, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
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Three people were injured when an ex-employee opened fire on his coworkers Monday in Aadlon, Zahrani, the state-run National News Agency reported. Aa.Aa., who was fired from the company where he worked, used an assault weapon to shoot his ex-colleagues, wounding Ibrahim Aa., Hassan Kh. and Ali N. The victims were taken to the Al-Raii Hospital in Ghaziyeh where they are receiving treatment. The NNA reported the assailant was later arrested.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.