Saudi police shoot dead Bahraini suspect
Security forces in Saudi Arabia shot dead a wanted Bahraini "terrorist" who fired at them on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.
It identified the dead suspect as Ali Mahmoud Ali Abdullah and said an operation to arrest him took place in Awamiya town at 4:00 pm (1300 GMT).
The Interior Ministry spokesman said that when officers raided a farm in Awamiya the suspect "opened fire and the situation was responded to, resulting in his death. In his possession was an automatic weapon and pistol."
In an unusual move, the Interior Ministry released a photo of Abdullah wearing a baseball cap sideways on his head.
"Available evidence showed he participated in committing a number of terrorist crimes, destabilising security and public order in Qatif," the spokesman said.
A witness reported seeing the body of a second individual lying in the street. "People said an armoured vehicle hit him," the witness said.
The town of about 30,000 has been the scene of repeated incidents since 2011.
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