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Gunman Killed at U.S. Base in Qatar: A Qatari gunman was shot and killed Wednesday after opening fire on a U.S. military facility in Qatar, Pentagon officials said. "An individual approached outside the gates and started firing," Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said. "There was return fire, and the individual was killed." According to The Associated Press, the official Qatar News Agency quoted an Interior Ministry official who said the shooting at Al-Adid Air Base took place at 10:30 a.m. local time. The Qatari agency identified the gunman as Abdullah Mubarak al-Hajiri. It said al-Hajiri fired several bullets at the air base and that security guards shot back, killing al-Hajiri instantly. |
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