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Saudi policeman killed in crossfire amid raids on IS members

Xinhua, July 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Friday the death of one of its personnel during a raid to arrest three Islamic State (IS) members in Taif district, Al Arabiya reported.

The Interior Ministry spokesperson Major-General Mansoor Al Turki highlighted that while policemen were inspecting a house in the district they were shot at.

The forces shot back and arrested the three suspects, in which IS flags, silencers and computers were confiscated from their house. He said that the crossfire led to the death of the police personnel.

The spokesperson called upon the fugitive Yousif Abdullateef Al Gamdi to hand himself over to the police and urged people with information about him to call the hotline 990. He said that those who will provide information will benefit from the recently announced rewards.

Al Ghamdi is wanted for a terrorist case and there is money reward for those who could help in his arrest.

Saudi Arabia announced this week that 57 suspects were sentenced from six months to 20 years in terrorism and incitement cases in the last three months. Endit