Another attack on foreigners in Saudi Arabia: American shot dead in Riyadh

Gunmen killed an American in the Saudi capital of Riyadh Tuesday, Reuters reported. The dead US national worked for an American contracting company - Vinnel, the U.S. embassy and the firm said. Vinnel is a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp, which helps train the Saudi National Guard. 

It was the fifth assault on Westerners in the kingdom in five weeks.  

Gunmen in a car fired at the American before fleeing in an eastern suburb of Riyadh, security sources said.  

Tuesday's incident comes a few days after suspected al Qaeda gunmen killed a BBC cameraman in Riyadh. (Albawaba.com)

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