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Saudi Diplomat Shot Dead In Dhaka: March 06, 2012

Highlights: Gunmen shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Broadcast On: NTV
Date: March 6, 2012
News Summary: Gunmen shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in Dhaka on Tuesday. Bangladesh police said Khalaf Al Ali, 45, had served two years at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Dhaka as head of citizens affairs. The Saudi Embassy in Dhaka confirmed the death but declined to make a comment. Ali was shot dead in the city's highly secured Gulshan diplomatic zone in front of his rented apartment at about 1 a.m. Tuesday, and he died at a local hospital about 5 p.m., authorities said. Lutful Kabir, a deputy commissioner of Dhaka's metropolitan police, said no motive for the killing has been found.