Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Saudi forces kill, capture 20 terrorists in single raid

RIYADH, April 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The Saudi Interior Ministry declared on Tuesday that security forces killed 14 terrorists, captured five and forced one to surrender between Sunday and Tuesday, ending the largest anti-terror battle in two years.The ministry said in a statement that after two-day besiegementand cut-off of water and electricity, security forces stormed on Tuesday a walled compound where the well-armed militants with a large arsenal of weapons were hiding.Fourteen security officers were injured in the 60-hour action in the desert town of Rass, 350 km northwest of capital Riyadh.

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