Saudi Cleric On ISIS Hit List Shot In Southern Philippines By Jason Gutierrez On 03/02/16 AT 3:05 AM
A renowned Saudi Arabian cleric on the Islamic State's assassination list was shot and wounded in southern Philippines after delivering a speech to Muslim preachers, police said.
Police said Ayed al Qarni, whom Reuters described as a vocal critic of ISIS, was shot by a man who had attended his lecture in Zamboanga City Tuesday evening, police spokeswoman Helen Galvez told International Business Times. He sustained three gunshot wounds to his chest, arm and body.
Turki Assaegh, a member of al Qarni's entourage who works at the Saudi embassy in Manila, was also wounded in the attack. Police said both men were treated at a local hospital before they were flown back to Manila, where they were said to be out of danger.
While Al Qarni is not employed by the state, he enjoys the backing of the government, which sent a plane to evacuate him to Manila, police said.
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