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| Saudi policemen die in checkpoint shooting |
| 2004-04-13 |
| Militants opened fire on a Saudi Arabian checkpoint at dawn today, killing four policemen before fleeing in security agentsâ vehicles. The gunmen were believed to be the same men who were involved in an exchange of gunfire yesterday that left one policeman dead. The men were ordered to stop as they approached the checkpoint in a Toyota Camry today and responded by opening fire on the officers, said a security official. The militants were chased and surrounded in a suburb of Unaizah, 250 miles north-east of the capital, Riyadh. The US embassy in Riyadh today urged Americans in the kingdom to remain vigilant. âThe US government continues to receive credible indication of terrorist threats aimed at American and Western interests in Saudi Arabia, including targeting of diplomatic and official facilities and residential compounds in Riyadh,â spokeswoman Carol Kalin said. Plus breaking news that 2 cars bombs have been defused in Riyadh. |
| Posted by:Lux |