Militant, policeman killed in Riyadh shootout

A suspected Muslim militant and a Saudi policeman were killed and four policemen were wounded in a shootout in the Saudi capital…

A suspected Muslim militant and a Saudi policeman were killed and four policemen were wounded in a shootout in the Saudi capital Riyadh last night.

An Interior Ministry statement said the firefight broke out after police stopped a suspicious car with two passengers. It said the militants also fired rocket-propelled grenades at the police.

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