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Saudi security forces have engaged in a daylight shootout with Al Qaida insurgents near the kingdom's capital. Saudi security sources said the shootout took place on Thursday in a village north of Riyad regarded as sympathetic to Al Qaida. They said four Al Qaida insurgents and a Saudi officer were killed. An Interior Ministry statement said a security officer was shot dead and two others were wounded in the gun battle. The ministry said ammunition and weapons were found in the possesion of the gunmen. Security officers said a Saudi security force targeted a suspected Al Qaida stronghold in a rest house in Buraida. The insurgents opened automatic and rocket-propelled grenade fire toward the Saudi force.Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-05-23 |
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