RIYADH - Two gunmen shot and killed a policeman patrolling in the Islamic holy city of Mecca overnight, witnesses said on Sunday. The incident took place in an area of the city, in western Saudi Arabia, where more than The two assailants opened fire on a police patrol, which had flagged down their car for a routine check. One of the two officers in an all-terrain vehicle was shot in the head, the witnesses said. The victim was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The other officer was unscathed but the attackers
A police search for the killers was underway in the Um Al Jud quarter.
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