year-old daughter were killed when they were run over on the new Al-Kharma to Dhalam road Tuesday. Locals said they were crossing the road when a speeding car struck them, killing them at the site of the incident. The driver of the vehicle has been held by police. – Okaz/SG Price fight leaves Bangladeshi in hospital By Abdul Khaliq Al-Ghamdi AL-BAHA – Two Bangladeshi drivers were injured, one requiring hospital attention, when they were beaten up by three Saudis following a dispute over the price of a journey between Al-Aqiq and Kara Al-Hai't. Police say they are seeking to identify the unknown assailants. – Okaz/SG Fake goods seizures rise RIYADH – Customs authorities have foiled over the last three months attempts to smuggle 1.6 million fake or adulterated product items, ranging from beauty preparations to vehicle spare parts, and food products and watches and bags. Saudi Customs Authority spokesman Abdullah Al-Kharboush said the seizures represented a 19-percent rise on the numbers for the same period the previous year. – SPA Saudi motorist helps victim foil bank gang By Ibrahim Alawi JEDDAH – Police put an end Tuesday to the activities of a three-man gang of thieves that targeted customers exiting Jeddah banks with large amounts of cash on their persons. The three Africans were caught when they stole a bag containing SR100,000 from a Yemeni resident and fled, only for an observant Saudi to call the victim to his car and engage in a pursuit toward Al-Salama District of the city. A call to police was made during the chase, and by the time officers caught up the victim had managed to hold down the driver of the getaway vehicle, while the two remaining thieves fled on foot. They were later arrested at an apartment following information received from the detained driver. Police believe the gang used false documents to hire cars and carry out their thefts, and investigators are trying to establish their connections to a number of similar incidents around the city. – Okaz/SG Crash kills couple By Saeed Rafi' TANUMA – An elderly man and his wife were killed when their Land Cruiser vehicle left the road and plunged into the valley below Wednesday. The incident occurred on the Barma road linking Tanuma with the Tihama coast. – Okaz/SG Police nick thief after stolen phone call By Ibrahim Alawi JEDDAH – The suspicions of a routine police patrol led to the arrest of a serial telephone thief who targeted patrons to a popular mobile telephone market in Jeddah Tuesday. Officers observing a Nigerian man “acting suspiciously” by approaching members of the public in a “strange and threatening fashion”, asked for proof of his identity, whereupon they found him to be in possession of several expensive telephone sets. The man's activities were then exposed when one of the sets rang, and police found the voice of the owner on the other end of the line demanding the return of his stolen telephone.
