Student attempts to kill vice dean [Archives:2002/30/Local News]

Dr. Musaad al-Najjar, Vice Dean of Faculty of Arts, Dhamar University, was subject to a murder attempt last Thursday by an armed lunatic student. Dr. al-Najjar was along with the Students Affairs Manager in the Control Department working on the students results when a student came in threatening to kill him.
The students brother had tried to cheat the university by attempted to take the exam under the name of his brother, leading to the expelling of the student from the faculty.
According to eyewitnesses, the student first pulled his Jambia out and threatened to come back. Half an hour later, he came with his machine gun. He ran directly to the vice-dean loading his machine gun and threatening to kill everybody if the vice-dean did not call off the previous expelling decision. Seeing the police, the armed student became violent. However, one of the teachers pulled the gun upwards and the shot was at the air. The lecturers were able to catch the lunatic student who was taken to the criminal investigation office for investigation.
The teaching staff was very much offended and decided that this flagrant violation should not go unpunished. It is worth mentioning that carrying weapons is a common thing in many areas in Yemen, especially in rural areas where students can easily enter into university campuses with their arms.

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