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Article: THE THREAT OF WAR: MIDDLE EAST - Briton working for defence firm in Saudi Arabia shot dead in his car
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2003
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A BRITISH man working in Saudi Arabia was shot dead in his car
yesterday, raising fears about the safety of Westerners living in the
Middle East.
Robert Dent, 37, named as the victim by his employers BAE Systems,
the British aviation and aerospace company, was waiting at a traffic
light in the country's capital, Riyadh, when he was killed.
A man who was arrested following the attack has been identified as
Saud bin Ali bin Nasser, 30, who works as a sales agent for Toyota,
said the Saudi Interior Ministry. He is thought to be a naturalised
Saudi citizen of Yemeni origin.
No motive is known for the killing but it comes at a time of