Man kills 2 daughters, commits suicide

A 31-year-old Saudi man used his gun to kill his two little daughters before committing suicide at his home in the Gulf Kingdom, a newspaper reported.

Police rushed to the man’s house in the Western town of Makkah after receiving a phone call from his brother who went to visit him.

The brother told police he found his brother lying in a pool of blood and his two daughters, aged 4 years and 18 months respectively, lying dead after they were shot.

Sabq newspaper said the incident 'shocked'  the city, adding that police would provide details later.
 

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