Riyadh, June 15: Ten people, including five members of the security services, were killed in overnight clashes between police and suspected terrorists in the holy town of Mecca, western Saudi Arabia, the daily Okaz reported today. Five other security officers were injured in the fighting in Mecca's Khaldiya district and seven people on the authorities' wanted list were arrested, the paper said.
The London-based Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA), citing "diverse sources" in Saudi Arabia, said that eight security officers and three civilians were killed in the clash.
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