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An American school teacher was fatally stabbed Monday in a public restroom at a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates. Police released video of the suspect wearing a black robe and full-face veil.
A screen grab of CCTV footage of the suspect was released by police.(Photo: Abu Dhabi Police)
An American kindergarten teacher was fatally stabbed in a public restroom at a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi by a suspect wearing a black robe and full-face veil, police said.
The attack on Reem Island in the United Arab emirate Monday afternoon came a little more than a month after the U.S. embassy in Abu Dhabi warned Americans of an online posting that encouraged attacks against teachers at American and other international schools in the Middle East.
A fight broke out between the attacker and victim in a women's restroom shortly before the stabbing, said Col. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, who heads Abu Dhabi's Criminal Investigation Department. The attacker remains at large after fleeing the scene and police are working to determine the suspect's identity and gender.
"The Abu Dhabi Police will spare no effort in order to unveil this heinous crime and bring the culprit to justice," Borshid said in a statement.
Surveillance video released Wednesday by police shows the attacker wearing black gloves and the traditional cloak and face cover worn throughout the Arab Gulf region. Police said they are still trying to determine the suspect's gender.
In a tweet sharing the video, Abu Dhabi Police say the suspect has been dubbed the "Reem Island Ghost."
The video shows the suspect entering the mall, then exiting the elevator on a different floor before heading around a corner, where the bathroom is located.
About 90 minutes later, according to the time stamp on the video, the suspect is seen rushing back to the elevator, where a flurry of activity suggests bystanders know something is wrong. A woman then tries to confront the suspect, who is able to get on the elevator and exit the building.
The video also shows police footage of the crime scene, including a blood-stained knife in the bathroom, which is covered in blood.
The 37-year-old victim, who has yet to be named, was taken to Sheikh Khalifa Medical City where she died of her injuries, police said.
The victim's 11-year-old twins are being looked after by authorities until their father, her ex-husband, arrives from abroad.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and the largest of the nation's seven emirates. Large numbers of foreigners live and work there.
Last month, the Saudi Press Agency said a Canadian was stabbed by a Saudi man as he shopped in a mall with his family in the country's oil-rich Eastern Province. The injured man was taken to a hospital and the attacker was arrested.
Contributing: Associated Press
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