Militants linked to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network have claimed responsibility for killing an Irish engineer earlier this month, according to a statement posted on the internet.

THE family of an Irish engineer shot dead in Saudi Arabia said last night that the tragedy would haunt them for the rest of their lives.

The body of an Irish man shot dead in Saudi Arabia will not be brought home for two weeks, it emerged tonight.

The Irish man shot dead in Saudi Arabia yesterday was the brother of well-known poet Rita Ann Higgins, it emerged today.

Police in Saudi Arabia are investigating the murder of a 63-year-old Irishman in the country’s capital, Riyadh, yesterday.