Security forces killed a wanted terrorist and wounded another following a gunbattle with the pair in the eastern city of Dammam. Eyewitnesses told Arab News that security forces were also besieging a building in the city where three suspects were trapped. Heavy gunfire was heard after residents of nearby buildings were evacuated.The shootout erupted around 2 p.m. after security forces chased the two suspects outside Panda Supermarket on Prince Muhammad ibn Fahd Street in the city. âSecurity forces were tracking down a number of suspects in the area,â Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the Interior Ministry, told Arab News. He said the security forces were in control of the situation.
The gunbattle took place when a terrorist opened fire at police while he was leaving the supermarket. The man was later killed by police gunfire. No policemen or civilians were wounded in the shootout. Witnesses told Arab News that security forces were deployed in force at the scene of the shootout which took place in a main commercial thoroughfare where many foreign firms have their premises. The source said security forces were combing the area for any possible accomplices. A Panda employee told Arab News that a security officer had asked him to keep a watch on the two suspects and find out whether they were carrying any weapons. When the two rushed out of the supermarket, security officers were waiting for them.An employee at a pharmacy close to Panda said the two terrorists had come to his shop at 1.35 p.m.
He said that they were clean-shaven, adding that the leaner of the two was aged about 22-25 and the other aged 30-35. According to one source, police inspected the car of the terrorists to check for booby trap devices.