RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Two Saudi men operating under orders from members of the extremist Islamic State group in Syria are suspected of being behind the killing of two policemen in the capital Riyadh, the kingdom’s Interior Ministry said Friday.
The April 8 shooting is the fifth attack believed to have been carried out by IS members inside the kingdom. It also brings the total number of civilians and security personnel killed in IS-related violence in Saudi Arabia to 15.
Saudi Arabia is taking part in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on IS militants in Syria. The group has retaliated with calls for attacks inside the kingdom.
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki told a press conference that one suspect was under arrest and that the second was still at-large.
He said the suspect under arrest sent pictures of the deadly attack to IS group members in Syria and coordinated the attack with them. Al-Turki said IS militants in Syria recruited him through the Internet.