*RIYADH: A drive-by shooting against a checkpoint in central Saudi Arabiaand an ensuing gunfight Sunday left a security officer, a Bangladeshicivilian and two attackers dead, the kingdom´s interior ministry said.*

“A security checkpoint on the Buraydah-Tarfiyah road in Qassim region cameunder fire from three terrorists riding in a vehicle on Sunday afternoon,”the ministry said in a statement.

“Two of the terrorists were killed and a third was wounded and transferredto hospital,” it added.

Sergeant Suleiman Abdelaziz Abdel Latif was named as the Saudi fatality.The ministry said a Bangladeshi resident was also killed, but did notannounce his name.

The authorities said a criminal investigation has been launched into theattack.

Four Saudi policemen were killed and four others wounded on April 20 in anattack targeting a checkpoint in the southwestern province of Asir.

The kingdom has seen numerous attacks in recent years by jihadists,including Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, against security forces.

It has also seen clashes between Shiite militants and security forces inthe eastern provinces. – APP/AFP