Al-Jazeera shows 'murder'
2004-06-13 11:05
Doha - Qatar's Al-Jazeera television aired video footage on Sunday of what it said was the murder of US national Robert Jacob in the Saudi capital by suspected al-Qaeda killers.
The body of a Western-dressed man is seen hitting the ground as several gunshots ring out.
The feet and legs of two men in civilian dress are also shown, apparently the assassins.
The scene is in the covered yard of a residential building where a four-wheel drive vehicle is parked in a garage space.
The footage was posted on the web site and attributed to an al-Qaeda terror cell which claimed responsibility for the killing.
The video described the victim as "American Jew Robert Jacob, who worked for the spy group Vinnell".
Jacob, 44, who worked for the US Vinnell Corp, which helps train the Saudi National Guard, was shot dead at his home in Riyadh on June 8. He was reportedly shot nine times in the head.
A US national was killed in a drive-by shooting and another American believed to have been kidnapped on Saturday in the Saudi capital amid a bloody campaign by al-Qaeda to driver Western "infidels" out of the kingdom.
- AFP