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2 Soddy cops wounded by gunmen
Two Saudi policemen were lightly wounded Wednesday as they came under fire from gunmen in a car north of the capital, interior ministry said.A highway patrol came under fire as it chased a car that was speeding on the Riyadh-Qassim road, 210 kilometres (130 miles) north of the capital, interior ministry spokesman General Mansour al-Turki said. "The windshield was smashed and the two policemen who were in the car were injured," he said. The gunmen escaped, and security forces are combing the area in search of them, he added. According to official figures, 90 civilians, 41 security personnel and 110 militants have been killed since the violence began in May 2003. Interesting statistics, if true, given that the Soddies have claimed in their official news accounts to have killed a great deal more than that. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-06-02 |
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