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 Medina on 5 May. Police surrounded the suspects ’ early in the morning , prompting the stand - off . At the same time , a second raid took place in the city of Medina , where police arrested two people over their suspected involvement in the cell . Saudi police shot dead two suspected "terrorists" and two others blew themselves up during a raid near the holy city of Mecca on Thursday, the interior ministry said. The raids followed surveillance and a foiled car bombing in Bisha ( south - western Aseer region ) on 30 April . Two of those involved were arrested , while a third man escaped , 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 .
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 Medina on 5 May. Police surrounded the suspects ’ early in the morning , prompting the stand - off . At the same time , a second raid took place in the city of Medina , 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 30 April . Two of those involved were arrested , while a third man escaped , 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 .