Two policemen shot dead in Saudi Arabia

Published November 18th, 2015 - 09:00 GMT
Both officers were shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday by unknown assailants. (AFP/File)
Both officers were shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday by unknown assailants. (AFP/File)

Two policemen were shot dead Wednesday in the Saihat area of Qatif in Saudi Arabia, AFP reports.

The attack occurred in the early hours of the morning in a predominantly Shia community, the kingdom’s interior ministry said.

The gunmen have not yet been identified.

Saudi Arabia has witnessed a wave of deadly attacks in recent months by Daesh supporters, targeting the kingdom’s minority Shia citizens

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