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2 Al-Qaida Suspects Die In Shootout

October 14 2009

Saudi Arabia

A clash at a Saudi checkpoint between security forces and three Al-Qaida militants left three people dead on Tuesday, Pakistan's Dawn reports.

Security forces stopped a car carrying three people, including two men disguised as women, at a Saudi checkpoint near the border with Yemen, according to Saudi officials.

When a female officer approached to inspect the women, the three militants opened fire, said an Interior Ministry spokesman. Two militants were wearing explosive...

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