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Saudi Troops Kill 2 Terrorists Who Gunned Down Police 
By VOA News 
28 December 2005

Authorities in Saudi Arabia say security forces have shot and killed two wanted terrorists, hours after the fugitives gunned down five policemen in a drive-by shooting.

The two dead men are said to have been involved in the al-Qaida terror network's operations in the kingdom.

One of the suspects, Mohammed bin Abdel-Rahman al-Suwailmi, was fatally wounded in a shootout with government forces that broke out after the initial attack on police Tuesday.

An Interior Ministry official says the second suspect, Abdel-Rahman al-Mutab, made his escape after the original gunbattle, but was caught and shot to death north of Riyadh, Wednesday.

Both men were on Saudi Arabia's list of most-wanted terrorists. Authorities say they killed five officers in a drive-by shooting in Qassim province. 

Saudi Arabia launched a massive crackdown on Islamic militants in 2003, following a series of deadly attacks on foreigners and oil facilities in the kingdom.

Source: voanews.com

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