Posted on 09/04/2014 11:32:37 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Failure to pass exam triggered classroom murder bid
Manama: A university student in Saudi Arabia has shot his Jordanian teacher in an apparent act of "revenge" after he failed his exams.
The student, who failed last year to pass the orientation exam in preparatory English as demanded by the university in the northern Saudi city of Ha’il to fulfil the enrolment requirements, had to take the course again and with the same teacher.
On the first day, the student reportedly brought a gun to class, hiding it in his clothes, local daily Al Eqtisdaiya reported.
Ten minutes into the course, the student, who was not named, stood up and fired three consecutive shots at the teacher.
The first bullet barely hit the teacher’s belt while the other two struck the wall. The student then fled from the conference hall and ran towards a car waiting for him in front of the university.
Students took the number of the getaway car and reported it to the security staff who rushed to the scene. However, one hour later, the student gave himself up to the police, the daily said.
The university confirmed in a statement the incident, saying that it happened on Tuesday at 10.30am inside the building for preparatory courses given ahead of the formal admission.
“The student fired three shots from a gun he had concealed in his clothes,” the university said. “The teacher was not injured and was able to hide in another place. The student escaped in a car that belonged to one of his friends,” it said.
The attack was promptly condemned by social network users, saying that it was “dangerous and ridiculous.”
“It is an attempted murder, and I wonder how a student would think about killing a teacher,” one blogger, Mon, posted. “What benefits would he gain from killing his teacher? It is really shocking.”
Another blogger, writing under the moniker of Hamoodovic, called for stringent action.
“If every student who fails in his exams carries a gun to kill his teachers, then all universities would turn into grounds for massacres. This student has to be severely punished. He has obviously a history of failures. He failed his exams and he failed to control and manage his anger,” he said.
they require an English course?
Just like here - blame the teacher for failed students.
BAN AMERICAN GUNS.
< / Liberal fruitbat>
The correct response would have been to remove his head.
And here I thought it would be about Chicago, but I realize that the denizens of Chicago don’t care if they pass or fail. They’ll get welfare either way.
Headline should say, shoots at teacher.
Wearing some kind of manly, Conanesque bully-belt?
I've read accounts of Iranian (during the Shah) air force trainees in the US deliberately doing suicide dives, with the instructor, to avoid flunking out and returning home in disgrace, even if it was in one piece.
Of course! How else would good little jihadists make it in the US?
Not surprising.
Back in the 70’s a Saudi employee shot his American supervisor for giving him an “average” performance rating.
A Saudi employee is never less than “outstanding”.
The sad part was that the supervisor had gone on vacation right after giving the employee his performance report. His temporary replacement and secretary were shot in their office anyway.
Failed English, failed marksmanship. What a loser! lol
In the Muslim world, murdering your teacher is known as “Extra Credit”. Throw in some rape and pedophilia and its a full day of Muslim fun.
See that? I had no idea Ha’il bordered Detroit.
Grumman test pilot Don Evans was in Iran training pilots for the Shah. He said that when he told a student that what he was doing could get him killed, he responded, “Abdul not afraid to die."
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