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Car bomb explodes in Saudi capital Riyadh
Source: The Guardian
A car bomb has exploded at a security checkpoint in the Saudi capital Riyadh, killing the driver and wounding two policemen, the interior ministry said.
The blast came with the kingdom on alert for attacks by Isis, who have been blamed for killing policemen members of the minority Shia community.
The policemen were in a “stable condition” in hospital, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi press agency.
The blast went off when police manning the checkpoint on Al-Hair Road stopped the car for a routine check, said the ministry. “The driver blew up the car and killed himself,” it said.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/16/car-bomb-explodes-saudi-capital-riyadh
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