Standoff With Terrorists in Dammam Continues; 4 Die

[icymist]

Standoff With Terrorists in Dammam Continues; 4 Die
Samir Al-Saadi & Ahmed Al-Abki, Arab News

JEDDAH/DAMMAM, 6 September 2005 — A Saudi police officer was killed yesterday in an exchange of fire as the siege by Saudi security forces of suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists entered its second day.

An officer shot in the siege yesterday has since died of his wounds. The militant who was shot and wounded yesterday outside a supermarket early on in the incident has also died.

Unconfirmed reports said the two militants shot in Dammam on Sunday had figured on a list of 36 most wanted terrorists. They identified the pair as Zaid Saad Al-Samari, 31, and Walid Mutlaq Al-Radadi, 21, who died in the shootout with security forces outside a supermarket on Muhammad ibn Fahd Street on Sunday.


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Saudi television showed a heavy gunbattle between security forces and militants, resulting in at least one fire. Soldiers were shown firing from rooftops, one of them using a rocked-propelled grenade launcher.

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http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=69587&d=6&m=9&y=2005

[krkaufman]

1. Parallels with FX's 'Oil Storm' continuing on creepy trend. n/t

[bemildred]

2. Saudi "security" services don't usually dick around like this. nt