MINISTRY of Interior officials are denying reports that suspected extremists exchanged gunfire early Saturday with police.
| "Nope. Nope. Never happened." |
Conflicting reports emerged that suspected terrorists exchanged shots with police at about 3 a.m. on Tahlia Road near the Lotus Compound. Vehicles involved were identified as a white Toyota pickup truck and a 2002 light blue Mercedes Benz. Another report placed the shootings near the Al-Nada Village at Corniche Road. But Dr. Saud Al-Musaibeeh, the head of the public relations at the Ministry of Interior, denied that incidents occurred, but declined to provide any details of what happened in those areas. However, at one point a chase ensued over a lengthy period of time and at least two gunmen were being sought. The alleged shooting follows a May 29 attack by Al-Qaeda-backed terrorists at the Oasis Compound in Al-Khobar that left 22 people mostly foreigners dead. |