Assistant Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif conveys Saudi leaders’ condolences to the family of martyr soldier Akasi

Saudi security forces kill 2 terrorists, arrest third in Jazan

Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, has conveyed the condolences of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Naif bin Abdulaziz to the family of the duty martyr Private First Class Amer bin Ahmed bin Amer al-Shwaish al-Akasi at their house in al-Akas village in Abha.

Prince Mohammed was received by the tribal chief of Alkam, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamed, and the family and relatives of the martyr.

Prince Mohammed said the fine ending ordained by God Almighty to the martyr is an honor for him, praying to God that to bestow mercy and compassion on the martyr.

A group of worshippers, led by Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Assir Region, performed funeral prayers in Abha on the soul of Akasi and conveyed the condolences of King Abdullah to his family.

Following the event, Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz conveyed to the family of the deceased the sympathy and condolences of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, and Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs.

The family of the martyr thanked the Saudi leadership for their noble feelings.

Meanwhile, Major General Mansour bin Sultan Al-Turki, the Security Spokesman at the Ministry of Interior, said that, according to the information made available to the security authorities about the plan of the deviated group to carry out terrorist crimes targeting the breach of peace and public order, security men at Al-Hamraa police checkpoint in Jazan Region, suspected the intentions of three persons in a salon car, two of them disguised as females. Waiting for a female inspector to come to the scene according to instructions in the case of female suspects, those in the car fired at the security men, killing one of them and slightly injuring another before the security men exchanged fire, killing two of them and arresting the third. Preliminary investigation revealed that two of the terrorists were wearing explosive belts prepared for detonation and possessing several hand grenades. In the car were also a quantity of hand generates and machine guns and other substance likely to be used to manufacture and prepare explosive materials, Al-Turki said.

He added that security considerations oblige us not to give more details about the incidents in the present time. A supplementary statement would be issued later, he concluded.