Shootout in Saudi kills six militants

al-Reuters ^ | 6/22/06

[Straight Vermonter]

Six militants were killed and one was arrested in a shootout with security forces in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Friday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said.

"The security operation is still going on" in a western district of the capital, the satellite channel said.

The television quoted security sources as saying the militants were on the verge of launching unspecified attacks when the shootout occurred. It gave no further details.

Al Qaeda-linked militants have been carrying out a three-year campaign against the pro-Western monarchy, with attacks on residences housing foreigners as well as state and economic targets and shootouts with security forces.

[b4its2late]

6 more on the highway to hell!

[Solamente]

"'Taint enough. Call later."

[Paleo Conservative]

[Enchante]

Boy, those Helen Thomas virgins are staying busy now!!

Maybe they're going to need some Hillary-virgins in hell???

[RedCell]

Can someone help me out and explain what makes them militants as opposed to terrorists?

[mazack]

Political Correctness.

[RedCell]

So how long, do you figure, before the ACLU, Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton to show up?

[rjp2005]

ah HA Ha ha ha ha!!

You can just see the new arrivals faces: "Noooooo!!!!"

[airborne]

Saudi Arabia breeds more than they kill.

[mazack]

Hmm ... are they militants or terrorists?

[rdl6989]

Maybe some leaflets printed with the lovely(sic) Helen's image and dropped on the enemy would greatly reduce their eagerness to collect their 72 virgins.

[PrinceOfCups]

UPDATE:


Saudi shootout kills policeman and six militants

RIYADH (Reuters) - Six al Qaeda-linked militants and one policeman were killed in a shootout in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Friday, Saudi officials and media said. "The operation has ended now ... Six armed elements were killed and a seventh was wounded and arrested," Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television's correspondent said. One policeman was also killed in the shootout that occurred in a western district of the capital. An Interior Ministry statement said the seven were linked to the "deviant group" -- a label used by authorities to describe supporters of Saudi-born Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. "One security man was martyred in the incident and there were some injuries among the ranks of security forces," the statement said, adding that the forces had faced heavy fire from the militants. The television quoted security sources as saying the militants were on the verge of launching unspecified attacks when security forces hit their hideout. Islamist activists allied to the al Qaeda group have been waging a violent campaign aimed at toppling the U.S.-backed monarchy, which is also the world's biggest oil exporter, and expelling Westerners. Officials say about 150 foreigners and Saudis, including security forces, and 130 militants have died in attacks and clashes with police since May 2003, when al Qaeda suicide bombers hit three Western housing compounds in Riyadh.

[Pericles_Parnassus]

... roundup the usual suspects?... (Humphrey Bogart and the Moroccan Chief of police, anyone?...