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Saudi Police Kill Suspect Wanted for 2012 Attack
[An Nahar] Saudi police have killed a man who fled when they tried to arrest him for allegedly taking part in unrest that shook the kingdom's Shiite-populated Eastern Province last year, a report said Sunday.Security forces tracked down Morsi Ali Ibrahim Al-Rabah, "who was involved in criminal acts that targeted Saudi nationals and citizens of his village", the official SPA news agency reported, quoting an interior ministry front man. The front man said police shot up Al-Rabah, who figured on a list of 23 Shiites wanted in connection with unrest in the Shiite village of Al-Awamiya, when he fled as they tried to arrest him. He was maimed and died in hospital, the front man said. Al-Rabah had "taken part in opening fire at citizens and members of the security forces, killing and wounding some," said the front man, adding that authorities will continue to hunt down wanted suspects. It urged the remaining 10 suspects on the same list, to "quickly hand themselves over to security services," adding that "this will be taken into account when looking into their cases." Thirteen suspects have been killed in shootouts during raids or have been jugged Please don't kill me! and are on trial. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-24 |
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