The BBC correspondent shot in an attack in Saudi Arabia in which an Irish camerman was murdered has revealed he could be back at work in March.

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 ongoing dangers for Irish expatriates in Saudi Arabia were further emphasised yesterday when it emerged that another Irishman was fortunate to avoid being shot dead earlier this year.

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.

AN Irishman was shot dead yesterday at his office in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, the Government confirmed last night.

A BBC TV reporter seriously wounded in a gun attack in Saudi Arabia which killed his cameraman has been flown back to Britain, the corporation said today.

THE al-Qaida group responsible for abducting and killing an American engineer say they were aided by sympathisers in the Saudi security forces — a claim denied by Saudi authorities.

THE head of the al-Qaida cell that beheaded an American engineer justified the killing in a message written before he himself was shot dead by Saudi security forces.

The terror cell which executed a US hostage in Saudi Arabia was today implicated in the attack in which Irish cameraman Simon Cumbers was killed while working for BBC.

Saudi Arabia killed four suspected terrorists, including the reputed leader of al-Qaida in the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said today.

British Airways has stopped its flight crews from staying overnight in Saudi Arabia following a series of attacks on Westerners, it emerged today.

Another Westerner was shot dead in Riyadh today, as Saudi authorities tried to reassure foreign workers there was “no crisis” over terrorist attacks.

A Saudi minister today reassured foreign workers that terrorist activity in the country had not reached “crisis levels”.

THE family of an Irish journalist shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Saudi Arabia on Sunday were waiting last night to find out when the body will come home as security forces launched an investigation into the killing.

An American was shot and killed in the Saudi capital Riyadh today, the US embassy confirmed.

A STATEMENT purportedly from al-Qaida militants in Saudi Arabia warned yesterday of new attacks on Western airlines, as a Saudi diplomat said the militant group was behind an attack that killed an Irish cameraman with the BBC.

FRIENDS of an Irish journalist shot dead in Saudi Arabia paid tribute last night to a man who was bigger than life and a joy to be around.

An Irish cameraman working for the BBC has been shot dead in Saudi Arabia.