Security Forces Clash With Militants; 2 Killed
From Times Wire Reports
Saudi security forces exchanged gunfire with militants today, leaving two militants dead, news reports said.
An Interior Ministry official said that security forces also wounded three militants in the gun battle in Riyadh, the capital. Three Saudi security officers were wounded, said the official, who was quoted by the Saudi Press Agency.
Explosives stored in a house inhabited by militants detonated, leading security officers to the scene, and the gunfight ensued, the Al Arabiya satellite TV channel reported.
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