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A Washington-based Saudi opposition group said the militants were holding a number of hostages after the gunfight. In a report e-mailed to The Associated Press, the Saudi Institute said the gunfight began when police attempted to stop two cars carrying suspected terrorists. It quoted witnesses as saying the militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade, killing one officer and injuring four, before hiding in a house with captives.
A royal amnesty offered to militants last month expires Friday. King Fahd issued the amnesty offer after a series of suicide bombings, gunbattles and kidnappings blamed on al-Qaida members or sympathizers, saying his government would not seek the death penalty against militants who turned themselves in.
Four militants have surrendered to Saudi authorities.
At the same time, security forces have stepped up efforts to capture those who don't give up.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=8&u=/ap/20040720/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_gunfightWatching CNN, and Nic Roberts reported that they may have killed the head of Al-Qaeda and have his wife in custody. Don't know what to make of it. Looks like everyone is on pins and needles prior to the release of the 9/11 report.