Saudi police kill three alleged terrorists
The men - two Saudis and a Bahraini - were killed in exchange of gunfire with police in Saihat city
July 21, 2017
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's police have shot dead three men wanted for "terrorist" attacks in the country's east, the kingdom's interior ministry said Friday.
The men -- two Saudis and a Bahraini -- were killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in the city of Saihat in the district of Qatif on July 14, the ministry said.
Police seized three machine guns, a pistol, ammunition and more than 10 kilos (22 pounds) of explosives, official news agency SPA reported a ministry spokesman as saying.
He said the men were wanted for their involvement in deadly attacks against the police, as well as an attack on a vehicle used to transport cash, abductions and weapons trafficking.
Al-Jazirah newspaper on July 15 reported the death of one of the Saudis, Jaafar al-Mobireek, killed in Qatif, which has seen a string of attacks on security forces in recent weeks.
Authorities have blamed the violence on "terrorists" and drug traffickers.
