Two Saudi policemen shot dead in Shiite city of Dammam             

Two Saudi policemen shot dead in Shiite city of Dammam             

RIYADH: (APP) Unidentified gunmen killed two Saudi policemen in the city of Dammam late on Saturday, the interior ministry said, describing it as a "terrorist attack".

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The two officers were patrolling in a police car when they came under fire at around 11:30 pm (2030 GMT), a ministry spokesman told the official Saudi Press Agency.

They were both pronounced dead on arrival in hospital.