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| Soddies kill 3 hard boyz |
| 2005-04-03 |
| Saudi security forces killed three suspected militants holed up in a house in northern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, state television said. Al-Ikhbariyah television quoted local governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdul-Aziz as saying another two wanted men were wounded in fierce fighting around the house in the town of al-Ras, 180 miles northwest of Riyadh. "They were asked to surrender, but those people are known not to listen," Prince Faisal told the television station. He described the gunmen as "terrorists," but did not say which organization they belonged to. A security source earlier said one security officer was killed and medical sources said at least 20 others were wounded in the siege, which began early on Sunday morning and dragged on into the night. An Interior Ministry official said he was not aware of fatalities or serious injuries among security forces. Witnesses also said they saw at least three people being carried away from the house on Sunday morning but it was not clear whether they were wounded or dead. An Interior Ministry source said the gunmen hurled grenades during the battle. Several security vehicles were damaged. Officials say at least 90 civilians and 39 members of the security forces have been killed in the last two years, and militant attacks have caused at least 1 billion riyals ($270 million) worth of damage. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |