A Saudi policeman was shot dead by four masked gunmen who opened fire during a drive-by attack in the Qatif district in the eastern part of the kingdom, AFP reported Wednesday (August 17th).
The officer, who was wounded in the shooting, died on the way to hospital, provincial police said in a statement.
"The police building and a patrol car were damaged," said the statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
It was the fourth fatal shooting of a policeman in Qatif since January.
