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Police officer shot dead in Riyadh

Xinhua, May 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Saudi police said on Friday that unidentified gunmen shot dead a policeman in the capital city of Riyadh.

The police officer was attacked while he was inside a police jeep on Friday night in the southern part of the city, Saudi Press Agency reported.

It was the latest in a series of shootings on security forces in the kingdom. Last month, Saudi police arrested Nawaf Sharif Samir Al-Anzi for shooting two security personnel in Riyadh on April 8.

The shootings came after the kingdom started to lead a campaign of airstrikes targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen. Endit