Saudis kill French murders suspect

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Saudi security forces have killed a suspect in the murder of four French citizens on 26 February, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has reported.

Security forces went to arrest the suspect at a residential building in Medina when they were fired upon, an interior ministry source told SPA.

One policeman was killed and two were wounded in the exchange of gunfire.

The four French citizens were visiting north-west Saudi Arabia when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle.

The SPA report identified the suspect as Waleed bin Mutliq al-Radadi, one of the most wanted Islamist militants in Saudi Arabia, according to the authorities.

Police have arrested a number of people over the killings and are still seeking two other suspects.

No-one has admitted killing the French nationals - who were part of a group of nine French people living in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

They came under fire from two gunmen on a road leading from Madain Saleh towards the Islamic holy places in Medina and Mecca.

Saudi Arabia says it has being fighting Islamic militants over the past three years, during which time there have been a number of high-profile attacks on foreign nationals.