Off the wire
• China issues disaster alerts  • Solar powered aircraft lands in Spain after three-day Atlantic crossing  • Commentary: China transition a boon for global growth  • China consumes over 40,000 tons of Vietnamese litchi so far in 2016  • Roundup: Cameroon launches inquiry into conduct of war against Boko Haram  • Major news items in leading German newspapers  • Norway's central bank keeps key rate unchanged at 0.50 pct  • Cambodia's royalist party voices support for China's rejection of arbitration over South China Sea disputes  • 6 Vietnamese detained for running online football betting ring  • China says China-EU ties getting more mature, profound  
You are here: 　 Home

Saudi Arabia says kills terrorist fugitive, brother

Xinhua, June 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Saudi Interior Ministry said Thursday a terrorist fugitive and his wanted brother were shot dead resisting arrest, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The two, identified as Abdul-Rahim Ali Abdul-Rahim Al-Faraj and his brother, Majid Ali Abdul-Rahim Al-Faraj, were killed in a raid targeting a house in Awamiya, a Shiite town in the country's eastern governorate of Qatif, SPA said.

Large quantities of firearms and ammunition were found in the house after the raid.

The two were accused of committing a number of "terrorist crimes," including killing security troops, attacking civilians, destroying public property, and armed robberies.

The restive Awamiya is among the few districts in Saudi Arabia with a high concentration of minority Shiites in the Sunni-dominated country.

Of the 135 alleged terrorists Saudi Arabia announced to have arrested since early 2014, 17 were accused of crimes such as rioting, vandalism and attacks on security forces in Awamiya. Endit