OFW runs amok, shot dead in Saudi Arabia

An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was shot dead by a security guard in Saudi Arabia after he allegedly stabbed two people, according to a report on Saksi on Wednesday night.

The OFW, who was not identified, was shot after he allegedly ran amok at the construction company where he was employed in Farasan Island in Jizan, some 800 kilometers from Jeddah.

The OFW was reportedly restless after he was dismissed from work.

"Na-terminate daw si kabayan kaya daw nagalit at nakipag-away sa mga katrabaho nito," said Consul General Edgar Badajos.

According to the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah, the OFW stabbed dead a Pakistani co-worker after an argument. Then he killed his manager while other co-workers were injured when they tried to pacify him. — with Ronaldo Concha/BAP/KBK, GMA News