Two Saudi policemen shot dead in Qatif

RIYADH — Two Saudi policemen were killed early Wednesday in Qatif region when unknown gunmen opened fire at their patrol car, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported quoting the Interior Ministry's official spokesman. The spokesman said at about 1 a.m Wednesday, gunshots were fired by unknown assistants at a security patrol car while their were on duty near a farm in Saihat. The spokesman said corporal Jabir Ali Mohammed Al-Maqadi and first private Muharib Al-Lihaibi Gharib Al-Sharari were both martyred. He said the Qatif police started its investigations in the crime to track down the culprits.