A man wanted in connection with alleged "terrorism" activities was shot dead and a police officer was wounded in a firefight in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, AFP reported Friday (March 10th).
The Thursday incident in the Qatif area in the kingdom's east saw the suspect open fire after refusing to surrender to security forces, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Police fired back, resulting in the man's death. The official SPA news agency reported that one officer was hospitalised after the altercation.
Thursday's shooting comes days after an unknown assailant killed a policeman in Qatif .
