Turkish Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar’s visit to Saudi Arabia in late January, which had coincided with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s official visit to the country, brought about a decision to hold joint military exercises with the participation of the two countries’ armies, military sources told Hurriyet.
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Saudi Arabia remains a popular destination for GCC tourists, with around 7.4 million visitors entering the Kingdom in the first six months of 2015, which represented an increase of 25% against the same period in 2014. The brief reports on the state television channel’s website and Twitter account did not elaborate or offer a reason for the shooting at an education department building.
It is fighting against Iranian-backed Shiite rebels and supporters of a former president, who control the capital and other parts of the country.
As he emphasized that Morocco stands with Saudi against threats to the Gulf region’s peace, and said that the Saudi-led military operation which began in Yemen past year “proved that it was launched to defend legitimacy” in the country.
Police have cordoned off the area, and photos on social media showed ambulances gathered outside the building.
Two other people were reportedly injured during the attack in the Jazan province, near the border with Yemen.
No motive has been given for the attack, and authorities are treating it as a criminal act.
Brig. Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri said Thursday that Saudi Arabia is “ready” to fight alongside the US-led coalition allies against Daesh militants in Syria.
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With the teacher since arrested, the state run Saudi Press Agency had declined to initially report the shooting which took place on school grounds. Saudi Arabia said the alliance would share intelligence, combat violent ideology and deploy troops if necessary.
