RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi security forces arrested a suspected militant on Tuesday after five policemen were killed in a shooting spree in the kingdom's ultra-conservative Muslim heartland, the Interior Ministry said.
Three policeman were shot dead at a checkpoint in the northern province of Qassim, site of several shootouts with al Qaeda-linked militants, a statement on state media said.
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