29Jul2003 Vice-Governor attends funeral prayers for security officials in Buraidah

Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, 29th July 2003

Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed bin Abdul Aziz, Vice-Governor of Qasim Region today performed funeral prayer for the martyrs, First Lieutenant Sattam bin Ghazai Al-Mutairi and Staff Sergeant Ali bin Ghazi Al-Harbi, of the Saudi security forces, who died whilst executing their duty.

The Director of Qasim police, Major General Khaled bin Abbas Al-Tayeb, told the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that the two martyrs were members of the Special Emergency Forces, an affiliate of the General Security in Qasim Region. “They died during the shootout with a number of wanted persons in a farm located in Ghozai town, Qasim region,” he said.

Source: SPA

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