By Nader Al-Enizi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette

TABUK – The firing on Col. Sabah Al-Zamhari, Director of Tabuk Prison, Wednesday was a terrorist attack and not a criminal act, Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Harthi, Director General of Prisons in the Kingdom, said here Thursday. Col. Al-Zamhari suffered a bullet wound in the right thigh when he was fired at by a gunman who had been secretly keeping a watch on him.
Al-Harthi said he received a telephone call from Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, who is following up on the condition of the injured security man.
Prince Muhammad issued directive to take full care of Col. Al-Zamhari and his family.
The Director General of Prisons said Col. Al-Zamhari was strictly implementing the directives of the Ministry of Interior banning the entry of any prohibited substance, particularly drugs, into the prison.