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Saudi police officer shot dead by IS in Riyadh

Xinhua, April 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Saudi police officer was shot dead in western the capital city of Riyadh in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, Al Arabiya News reported on Tuesday.

The police colonel was working as head of the criminal investigation department in a district in western Riyadh and was shot on the highway, the Saudi Interior Ministry's spokesperson was quoted as saying.

No arrest has been made yet, the spokesperson added.

On Saturday night, a foreigner was killed in a bomb blast in southern Riyadh.

Saturday's blast targeted a police vehicle in Al Kharj region. It left two other patrol vehicles damaged.

The latest shooting and Saturday's blast are the latest in a string of bombings the kingdom has been witnessing since last year.

All the previous blasts were planned by IS through its sleeping cells in the country. Endit