A man wanted in connection with alleged "terrorism" activities was shot dead and a police officer wounded in a firefight in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, the interior ministry said Friday. The incident in the Qatif area of the kingdom's predominantly Shiite, oil-rich region late Thursday saw the suspect open fire after refusing to surrender to security forces, a ministry spokesman said. Police fired back, resulting in the man's death. The official SPA news agency reported that one officer was hospitalised after the altercation.
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