A member of the Saudi security forces was killed, a militant was gunned down and four security personnel were wounded during a clash in the eastern neighbourhood of Riyadh on Monday evening.
| Just a average Monday night in the Magic Kingdom. |
Gunfire and the thud of explosions were heard from the area where security forces had chased suspected militants. Residents said, "A confrontation between security patrols and a group of wanted militants began at 6:30pm after dozens of police cars sped to the area. "Heavy gunfire as well as blasts, apparently resulting from rocket-propelled grenades and hand-grenades were heard," residents of the Sley district said.
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A militant was gunned down and another was wounded in a gun battle between security forces and presumed extremists in the same area on April 5.
| Must be a bad neighborhood, you should really do something about it. All that gunfire keeps the tourists awake, oh wait......... |
Many suspects as well as security personnel have been killed in clashes in Riyadh, while Saudi authorities are continuing crackdown on suspected alkrunners sympathisers of the al-Qaeda in the country. |