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6 Dead After Gunman Storms Saudi Education Department

A gunman has killed at least 6 people in an attack on an education department in southern Saudi Arabia, multiple sources confirm. 

The attacker has been arrested. From Arab News:

A teacher armed with an automatic weapon stormed a Ministry of Education office in the southern region of Jazan and shot dead at least six people on Thursday, local media reported.

 

Three other office staff were injured, online news site 3alyoum.com said, quoting Jazan police.