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| Gunmen kill 5 in attack in eastern Saudi Arabia |
| 2014-11-06 |
| Saudi authorities arrested 15 people on Tuesday in connection with a shooting in the east of the kingdom the previous night that left five people dead. The attack happened late on Monday evening in the village of Al Dalwah, which is located in the country's eastern Al Ahsa region, a major oil-producing area. The attackers shot the victims with pistols and machine guns, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. The agency provided no further details on the identities of the attackers or the victims, and said an investigation is underway. Saudi Arabia's embassy in Washington said 15 men were arrested in six different cities on terrorism charges in connection with the shootings. The embassy said authorities initially arrested six people and after further investigation, arrested another nine. The embassy said two members of the Saudi security forces and two suspected gunmen were killed in a shootout in Buraidah in the Qassim region in a security operation linked to the Al Ahsa shooting. |
| Posted by:Steve White |