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A Saudi security officer was killed Wednesday and eight hurt in a shootout with wanted militants, two of whom were captured, the interior ministry announced. "One security officer was martyred while eight of his comrades were injured" during a shootout at a house in Al-Qadissiyah quarter in the town of Unayzah, 370 kilometers (230 miles) north of Riyadh, the official SPA news agency quoted a ministry spokesman as saying. Five men were arrested, "two of whom are wanted for security-related matters and belong to the deviant group," SPA said, using a term referring to Al-Qaeda sympathizers in Saudi Arabia. One of them was seriously wounded, SPA added.
The security squad found a cache of religious materials weapons in the house, including machine guns, pistols, grenades and ammunition, the official said. A car had been spotted leaving the house and was chased by security forces to a desert location where "the passengers were later arrested." Local daily Al-Riyadh had reported that one militant was arrested after he was wounded during the battle. Two militants managed to escape after firing two rocket-propelled grenades at the security squad, the paper said, adding that security forces were still combing the area for the suspects. Al-Watan newspaper reported that 11 security officers were also wounded, while five wanted suspects "were probably captured, including one suspected of figuring on the list of the kingdom's 26 most wanted militants."
"Stick 'em up, Mahmoud! Yer prob'ly under arrest!"
"You prob'ly ain't got nothin' on me, coppers!" |
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