Hospital chief roughed up by security guards
JEDDAH. September 28. KAZINFORM Two security guards attacked the head of a hospital in Hail leaving him with injuries to his head and arm on Sunday; Kazinform refers to Arab News.
Dr. Fawwaz bin Fahd Al-Rashid, director of King Khaled Hospital in Hail, was attacked by the guards following a dispute over disciplinary actions he had taken, said spokesman for Hail police Lt. Col. Abdul Aziz Al-Zinairi.
"Dr. Al-Rashid's secretary who intervened to end the fight was also attacked and sustained a broken arm," he said. "Dr. Al-Rashid had deducted SR800 from the salary of Sultan Al-Shammari for repeated absence and fired another guard for being inefficient.
"When the director entered the hospital, the two guards entered into a heated discussion with him which turned into fighting as a result of which the director's hand was broken and he sustained injuries to his head and elsewhere in his body," he added.
Al-Zinairi did not name the other guard but said police are still searching for him. According to hospital sources, the guards went on strike last week after their colleague was fired.
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