Two fugitives have been killed in clashes between Saudi security forces and ‘wanted terrorists’ in Dammam. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
It said the shooting took place during a security operation in the coastal city of Dammam, the kingdom's Shia minority region.
“Two wanted terrorists were killed after exchanging fire with security forces,” Al-Ekhbariya said.
No other details were provided on the identity of the deceased or the security operation.
#UPDATE: Photos from the operation carried out by #Saudi security forces on Wednesday during which two “wanted terrorists” were killed in #Dammam https://t.co/fhJhBmYyex pic.twitter.com/kGXQAZ7yDn
— Arab News (@arabnews) December 25, 2019
According to Arab News, the operation took place in the Al-Anoud neighbourhood of Dammam where a suicide bomber killed four people in 2015 after detonating the explosive belt he was wearing at the entrance of a Shia mosque during Friday prayers.
Oil-rich eastern Saudi Arabia has been a flashpoint for troubles since 2011, when the region was rocked by a protest movement in the wake of the Arab Spring.
One prominent resident, Shia cleric and government critic Nimr al-Nimr, was executed in 2016 on terrorism charges.That sparked widespread outrage and a diplomatic crisis with the kingdom's regional arch-rival Iran.
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