Saudi Arabia: Suspect shoots dead 6 employees of an educational department

Ambulances outside the education office in Jazan after the attack     (C)AP

A suspect in southern Saudi Arabia opened fire at an educational department office, killing six employees, officials have said. Two other people have been wounded in the assault, in the remote community of Ad Dair, next to the border with Yemen. Mass shootings are rare in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia has faced a series of recent attacks by Islamic State militants.
Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of countries conducting airstrikes and ground operations in neighboring Yemen in support of the deeply impoverished country’s internationally recognized government. It is fighting against Iranian-backed Shiite rebels and supporters of a former president, who control the capital and other parts of the country.
In October, two people were killed and another two were wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a bank in the city of Jazan.