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Source: http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=357912005
Al-Qaeda Suspects in Saudi Battle
(Scotsman-UK) Margaret Neighbour - Saudi troops engaged in a fierce battle with suspected members of al-Qaeda in the northern town of Al-Ras. At least eight gunmen were killed in the fighting, which began on Sunday. Some 51 security personnel were wounded. Al-Ras is in the conservative Qassim province, the heartland of Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi doctrine which some critics say has fuelled intolerance and anti-Western violence. Saudi officials say at least 90 civilians and 39 members of the security forces have been killed in the past two years.