An Arab newspaper is reporting that four suspected Saudi militants have been arrested after a shootout with security forces in Mecca - the second armed clash in the Muslim holy city in as many days.
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The Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reports Monday that the shootout took place late Sunday on the outskirts of Mecca. Saudi officials have yet to comment on the incident. Another shootout late Saturday killed at least five suspected terrorists and two Saudi security officers.
A bit more, from MSNBC...
The militants were detained on the road to the Red Sea city of Jiddah, having abandoned a stolen car that had broken down. It said police shot and wounded one suspect after he threatened to detonate a bomb. The bomb did not explode.
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