Security official, expatriate killed in Saudi terror attack

Riyadh : A member of Saudi Arabia’s security forces and a foreign citizen were killed in an attack at a checkpoint in Buraidah, Qassim Province, yesterday.

Two of the attackers were also killed and another injured, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The three men opened fire at 3:45 pm local time from a Hyundai Elantra, an interior ministry spokesman said. The dead security officer was named as Sulaiman Abdul Aziz Al Abdalatif. The foreign national who was killed was from Bangladesh. An investigation was underway.