They intended to carry out a terrorist act they had planned beforehand.
Published: Tue 9 Apr 2019, 7:34 AM
Updated: Tue 9 Apr 2019, 2:25 PM
Two suspects armed with explosives were killed and two others arrested after they attacked a security checkpoint in Qatif governorate, Eastern Province, Saudi Press Agency quoted the Presidency of State Security Spokesman as stating on Monday.
The attack occurred in Abu Hadriyah, a highway linking the Eastern Province to Bahrain and Kuwait, as the assailants tried to flee the country.
In a preemptive operation in coordination with the Eastern Province security authorities, the Presidency personnel spotted four wanted terrorists in a Tahoe SUV driving towards Abu Hadriyah Road.
When the security authorities blocked their way and ordered them to surrender, they started firing at the security men, so the latter fired back, leading to damaging the terrorists' vehicle. They fled to a nearby gas station and threw a hand grenade, causing a fire in part of the gas station. They wanted to distract attention, so that as to escape being captured by the security men. They intended to carry out a terrorist act they had planned beforehand. They even seized a tanker truck at gunpoint. The security men were able to damage the tanker truck some 2km away from another gas station.
Details of the attack
First: Two wanted men, Majed Ali Abdul Rahim Al Faraj and Mahmoud Ahmed Ali Al-Zar'a, were killed during the operation - while others, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested following the operation.
Two other wanted men were arrested and for the interest of the investigation, their identity will not be disclosed at present, the spokesman said.
All of the terrorists mentioned are previous convicts. They were linked with several terror incidents that occurred earlier in Qatif.
They included firing gunshots at citizens, expatriates and security men, as well as attacking and vandalising public utilities, and security and economic installations, disrupting public life; carrying out various crimes including thefts, armed robberies, kidnapping, rapes, smuggling and dealing in drugs.
Second: A Bahraini woman who had stopped at the fuel station and a Pakistani citizen who had been behind the wheel of the tanker truck were injured in the attack, as were two security personnel. They are being treated for their injuries.
Third: In the vehicle in which the terrorists were traveling, the following were found:
1- 1 machine gun.
2- 2 Glock-type pistols.
3- 7 machine guns.
4- 1 Glock pistol magazine.
5- 2 high explosive bombs.
6- 1 audio bomb.
7- 1 fake Bahraini identity card bearing photo of the wanted Majed Ali Al - Faraj.
8- The amount of (66178) riyals.
9- 126 machine gun live bullets.
10- 15 pistol rounds 9 mm.
The State Security Presidency as it declares this, it affirms that it is proceeding with all force and firmness in tracking down these terrorist elements and foiling their schemes to serve foreign agendas and bringing them to justice for their punishment for their crimes. At the same time, the State Security Presidency calls on all those wanted to quickly surrender themselves to the security authorities and not to persist in wrongdoing.
The presidency also warns all those who deal with them that they will make themselves accountable and calls on those who have information about any of them to report them to (990) or any other near security agency.
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