Home GCC Saudi Arabia Saudi theatre stabbing was ‘ordered by Al-Qaeda,’- state TV The victims, a woman and two men, were treated for superficial wounds by Bloomberg December 19, 2019 The suspect in a stabbing of performers during a live show in a Saudi theater last month acted on the orders of an Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, Saudi state TV reported, without saying where it got the information. Al Ekhbariya on Thursday posted on its Twitter account footage appearing to show a man storm a stage during a live performance. A 33-year-old Yemeni resident of Saudi Arabia was held after the November attack. The victims, a woman and two men, were treated for superficial wounds. A criminal court has begun trial hearings on the case, according to Al Ekhbariya. المحكمة الجزائية تبدأ جلسات محاكمة المتهمين في حادثة الطعن بـ #حديقة_الملك_عبدالله بالملز #الإخبارية_عاجل pic.twitter.com/KeuWSs3ido — الإخبارية عاجل (@EKH_brk) December 19, 2019 Attacks by Al-Qaeda have declined significantly since a wave of bombings by the militant group in the early 2000s shook the kingdom. 0 Comments