Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Saudi Islamic preacher A'ed ِAl Qarni has suffered multiple injuries to his arm in a gun attack in the Philippines on Tuesday, Al Arabiya News channel reported.

A Filipino official quoted by the channel said the preacher was “in good condition,” and is at hospital receiving treatment.

Initial reports suggested a number of his aides were killed in the assault, but later the local channel Emedia based in Zamboanga said just two were injured.

The source said Al Qarni was shot by an unidentified gunman when he was about to enter his service vehicle. The assailant was then shot by security forces, it added.

The Saudi Arabian government later announced that it was arranging a plane to the Philippines to transfer Al Qarni to Manilla.

Al Qarni was reportedly giving a lecture in the city.

Minutes before the incident, a tweet on the preacher’s official account read: “Do not ask anyone about the level of his faith, but ask yourself about performing prayer, the frequent mention of God, relation with the Quran, guarding your tongue and the wellbeing of your heart."