Saudi victim's family 'haunted' by tragedy

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.

Thu, 05 Aug, 2004 - 01:00
Kieran McDaid and Michael Brennan

The sister of 59-year-old Anthony Christopher Higgins said relatives did not know when his body would be returned home to Galway, although the family has been in contact with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Irish Embassy in Riyadh.

Mr Higgins was working in the Saudi capital when two gunmen burst into his office and shot him dead on Tuesday.

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