Saudi Arabian police killed two members of a suspected terrorist cell, while a further two blew themselves up during a raid near the holy city of Aseer on the morning Police surrounded the suspects’ hideout in the morning , prompting the stand-off. At the same time, a second raid took place in the city of Mecca , where police arrested two people over their suspected involvement in the cell. The raids followed surveillance and a foiled car bombing in Bisha (south-western Aseer region) on 29 April . two of those involved were killed, while a third man fled, before being arrested later wearing an explosives belt. The individual is believed to have been involved in an attack on a Saudi Arabian mosque in 2014 and a bomb attack at a mosque in Aseer in 2015 .
Saudi Arabian police killed two members of a suspected terrorist cell, while a further two blew themselves up during a raid near the holy city of Mecca on 5 May. Police surrounded the suspects’ hideout in the morning, prompting the stand-off. At the same time, a second raid took place in the city of Jeddah, where police arrested two people over their suspected involvement in the cell. The raids followed surveillance and a foiled car bombing in Bisha (south-western Aseer region) on 29 April. Two of those involved were killed, while a third man fled, before being arrested later wearing an explosives belt. The individual is believed to have been involved in an attack on a Shia mosque in 2014 and a bomb attack at a mosque in Aseer in 2015.