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The Guardian - UK
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Brian Whitaker and agencies in Riyadh

Security forces kill six suspected al-Qaida men

Saudi security forces stormed a suspected al-Qaida hideout in the capital early yesterday, killing six militants in a gun battle. One policeman also died in the clashes and a seventh suspect was injured and arrested.

An interior ministry statement, carried by the official Saudi news agency, said security forces had chased seven members of a "deviant" group to a house in the al-Nakheel district of Riyadh. Deviant is the term used by Saudi authorities to describe supporters of al-Qaida. Local media quoted sources as saying the men were about to launch attacks.

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