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4 dead in Saudi raid on 'terror' cell near Mecca: ministry

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AFP Riyadh
Saudi police shot dead two suspected "terrorists" and two others blew themselves up during a raid near the holy city of Mecca today, the interior ministry said.

"The terrorists started shooting towards security, which they responded to", leading to the deaths of a pair of suspects while the others "committed suicide by blowing themselves up with suicide belts", the ministry's spokesman said in a statement.

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First Published: May 05 2016 | 9:42 PM IST

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