Two Saudi police shot dead in kingdom's east: ministry
Two Saudi police shot dead in kingdom's east: ministry
Two Saudi policemen were shot dead Wednesday when they came under fire in the kingdom's east, where most of the minority Shia community live, the interior ministry said.
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Saudi police continue to hunt suspects wanted since 2011 after unrest in Qatif [AFP]
A pre-dawn attack near a farm in the Saihat area of Qatif, on the Gulf coast in eastern Saudi Arabia has killed two Saudi police officers.
A ministry spokesman said the suspect or suspects had not immediately been identified.
It is the latest incident in the area as police continue to hunt suspects on a list of 23 wanted people issued in 2011 after Shiite unrest.
Last week, two Indian passersby and a policeman were wounded when police came under fire from a farming area in Qatif.
Many suspects on the wanted list have already been detained or killed in shootouts.
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