Saudi forces kill man wanted for deadly checkpoint attack
The motive for the April 20th attack he was accused of having<br />
committed was not clear
The motive for the April 20th attack he was accused of having committed was not clear PHOTO: NAHRAINNET.NET
DUBAI, UAE:
Saudi security forces shot dead a man wanted for an attack which killed four officers at a checkpoint in southwestern Asir province late last month, the Interior Ministry reported on Monday.
According to the announcement carried by state news agency
SPA, the man shot, Khaled Mohammed Ali al-Shahri, was surrounded
in his family home in the town of al-Wahda on Saturday night but
refused to surrender and attacked security forces with a knife.
Security forces apprehend two suspected suicide bombers
The motive for the April 20th attack he was accused of having
committed was not clear.
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported at the time that one gunman was killed and two were detained.
Pakistani flotilla takes part in 24 countries military drills in Saudi Arabia
Asir province borders Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is battling the armed Houthi group, but it was not immediately clear if the incident was related to that three-year war.
Saudi security forces shot dead a man wanted for an attack which killed four officers at a checkpoint in southwestern Asir province late last month, the Interior Ministry reported on Monday.
According to the announcement carried by state news agency
SPA, the man shot, Khaled Mohammed Ali al-Shahri, was surrounded
in his family home in the town of al-Wahda on Saturday night but
refused to surrender and attacked security forces with a knife.
Security forces apprehend two suspected suicide bombers
The motive for the April 20th attack he was accused of having
committed was not clear.
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported at the time that one gunman was killed and two were detained.
Pakistani flotilla takes part in 24 countries military drills in Saudi Arabia
Asir province borders Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is battling the armed Houthi group, but it was not immediately clear if the incident was related to that three-year war.