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To: tejek who wrote (192549)	6/30/2004 12:56:50 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575120

Three Killed as Saudi Police Battle Militants Wed Jun 30, 2004 12:04 PM ET (Page 1 of 2) By Isa Mubarak RIYADH (Reuters) - Two suspected militants and a Saudi policeman were killed Wednesday during a shootout in eastern Riyadh, security sources and witnesses said. The gun battle was the first pitting police and suspected militants since Saudi forces killed Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, leader of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network in Saudi Arabia, 12 days ago. Three other senior militants were also killed then. Security sources said at least two people were also wounded in the shooting, but it was not immediately clear if they were policemen or militants. Police were surrounding the Quds area of Riyadh and helicopters hovered overhead, a Reuters reporter said. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has been battling a year-long wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants who are bent on toppling the pro-U.S. monarchy. After Muqrin's death, the Saudi wing of al Qaeda named Saleh al-Awfi as the new leader of the group. At least 85 policemen and civilians, many of them foreigners, have been killed in the shootings and suicide bombings blamed on al Qaeda. Last week, Saudi de facto ruler Crown Prince Abdullah announced a limited government amnesty for militants who surrender. Official said the families of their victims could still press for punishment. Al Qaeda, in an Internet newsletter, denounced the amnesty and said it was doomed to fail. In al Qaeda's bloodiest attack so far, 22 civilians were killed last month in the eastern oil city of Khobar after a shooting and hostage-taking spree. The United States and Britain, key allies of Saudi Arabia, have urged their 65,000 citizens in the kingdom to leave, citing the possibility of further militant attacks. Continued ... reuters.com