RIYADH - Two Saudi policemen were killed when a âterrorâ suspect they had been chasing threw a hand grenade at them. Al-Watan daily said the suspect, and an unidentified man travelling with him, also seriously wounded three policemen in the clash in northern Saudi Arabia on Saturday. One of the suspects was killed while the other fled.
| Soddy cops aren't real good at giving chase, are they? They don't wear those long robes, do they? |
It was not clear if the two were linked to the May 12 suicide bombings in the capital Riyadh, blamed on Saudi-born Osama bin Ladenâs al Qaeda network. The newspaper described the two men as âterroristsâ and said they had been stopped by police at a checkpoint. âThe driver gave them his licence and it turned out that he was wanted by security forces,â it said. The two men sped off but their car got stuck in a desert area. When the two policemen approached, the wanted man threw a hand grenade at them. Another police patrol arrived and came under fire, the daily added. One of the suspects was killed in the shootout but it was not clear if it was the man sought by authorities. |