Saudi says wanted militant killed in exchange of fire

Youssef al-Ghamdi was surrounded by police in his home in Taif and he refused to give himself up, says ministry's official Twitter account.

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday that a wanted militant, a supporter of the Islamic State, was killed in an exchange of fire when he refused to surrender to police.

The militant, Youssef al-Ghamdi, was surrounded by police in his home in Taif and an exchange of fire took place when he refused to give himself up, the ministry's official Twitter account said.