(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT Sept 21 (KUNA): The Interior Ministry said on Sunday that a Saudi young man who had taken members of his family hostage at gunpoint and later stabbed one was killed in a gun battle with the police. In a press statement Sunday the Media Information Department at the Ministry of Interior revealed the Operations Room received a call through emergency number 112 at 2:00am informing them about the hostage-taking. The young man was an addict and at the time of the incident was under the influence of drugs the Ministry said in a statement. He started shooting at the police force that arrived at the scene from a machine gun and injured two who were taken to hospital it added. According to the statement the police had received a report that the young man born in 1994 kept members of his own family at home at gunpoint and even stabbed his uncle. A police patrol hurried to the place where he randomly shot at them with a machine gun. Surrender The security officials ordered the man to surrender and had long negotiations with him and members of the family giving him enough time but he proved intransigent and continued shooting randomly posing threats to the security men and passersby. The police sought assistance from special forces. They broke into the house at 07.50 am Sunday and exchanged fire with the young man who was killed after injuring two non-commissioned officers. They were taken to hospital and are in stable condition the Ministry said. Soon after police found out the young man had had a number of guns a hunting rifle a machine gun and ammunition it added. It was also found out that he was a drug addict. Preliminary investigations revealed the hostage-taker apart from being under the influence of drugs was involved in several cases. The officers also found in his possession a number of weapons like a pistol hunting rifle machine gun and ammunition. Meanwhile Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Suleiman Al-Fahad visited the injured at the Jahra Hospital.
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