Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd, Emir of Eastern Province, accompanied by Prince Jalawi Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Musaed, Deputy Emir; and Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, visits an injured security man in Dhahran, Saturday. — SPA Ahmad Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Security forces shot and killed a man who was among a group that opened fire and hurled a firebomb at a police station in Al-Awamiyah town in the Eastern Province on Friday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Saturday. In another incident, ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said four security personnel were wounded as masked gunmen on motorbikes fired at two patrols in the village of Saihat in Qatif governorate of the province. Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd, Emir of Eastern Province, accompanied by Prince Jalawi Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Musaed, Deputy Emir; and Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, visited the injured security personnel at King Fahd Medical Complex and Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital. The Emir conveyed the greetings of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense; and Prince Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Interior, who wished the injured security men speedy recovery. Al-Turki said the attack on the police station in Al-Awamiyah took place at around 9:30 P.M. on Friday. One of the four attackers hurled a Molotov cocktail at the station while the three others opened fire, he said. “Security forces dealt with them in accordance with what the situation required, which resulted in one being killed while the others fled,” Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted Al-Turki as saying. The agency said the second attack occurred at around 1:00 A.M. on Saturday, but gave no information on the nature of the wounded men's injuries. Sources in Al-Awamiyah said the rioters used motorbikes to attack police officers inside narrow alleys. They usually shoot in the air randomly before opening fire at security patrols, sources added. Al-Turki said security forces would not tolerate “rioters, especially those who are armed,” and would hold responsible anyone who does not help in handing them over or offers them refuge.
