02Jun2004 Security forces kill two militants responsible for Al-Khobar attacks

Jeddah, 2nd June 2004

An official source at the Interior Ministry today announced that security forces located and killed two of the militants who escaped after perpetrating the Al-Khobar terrorist attacks.

On Tuesday 13/04/1425H at 6:30pm security forces cornered the culprits in an isolated area of Al-Hada Region on the Taif - Makkah highway. When the suspects realized that they were surrounded, they began shooting at security forces and abandoned their car, attempting to escape via a mountainous slope where security forces pursued them until they were cornered in a narrow alley at 6.00am on Wednesday. The men began to throw grenades and shoot at the security officers, who returned fire, killing the two militants.

Source: SPA

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