Bahrain seeks foreign help to solve nightclub murder
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04/19/2007 12:37 AM | By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Manama: Bahraini authorities have asked British and American experts to help them unravel the mystery surrounding the killing of a security guard at a nightclub last month.
“We are doing everything we can to identify the killer, [and] so we have asked British and US experts to assist us with the case. We have also asked for help from doctors, pathologists and physics experts,” Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa on Tuesday told the editors-in-chief of the local press.
Bahrain seeks foreign help to solve nightclub murder
http://archive.gulfnews.com/region/Bahrain/10119263.html
04/19/2007 12:37 AM | By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Manama: Bahraini authorities have asked British and American experts to help them unravel the mystery surrounding the killing of a security guard at a nightclub last month.
“We are doing everything we can to identify the killer, [and] so we have asked British and US experts to assist us with the case. We have also asked for help from doctors, pathologists and physics experts,” Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa on Tuesday told the editors-in-chief of the local press.
A Bahrain-based US Navy spokesman told Gulf News they had cooperated with the local authorities on the case but offered no details.
‘American hand’
Initial rumours claimed that the Americans were involved in the shooting at the club frequented mostly by Westerners, but they were quickly dismissed as mere speculation.
Abbas Al Shakhoori, 26, was fatally shot at 2.19am on March 30 at the doorstep of the club, BJ’s, while he was standing with a group of people, according to the footage from a camera filming the entrance.
The guard, who also worked as a driver for a private company during the day, died 10 days after the incident, but the police are still looking for leads and have offered a 30,000 dinar (Dh292,659) reward for anyone who could help them catch the killer.
His employer also offered 10,000 dinars (about Dh97,552).
“There were 451 people at the nightclub on the night of the shooting and we will interview all of them in the hope of finding indices that could help us solve the case,” public security head Abdul Lateef Al Zayani said at the meeting.
Press ‘pressure’
He also warned that the insistence of the press to have daily reports from the police could jeopardise their work and hamper the progress of the case.
“We all have to be careful and not rush into unsubstantiated conclusions that could hurt the case,” he said.
