Islamic militants battled Saudi special forces for a third day Tuesday in a seafront district of this eastern city, with the extremists appearing to be determined to fight to their last bullet. Three militants and two police officers were killed in the early hours Tuesday, a security official said in Riyadh, speaking on condition of anonymity. The fighting intensified after daybreak, when a military helicopter dropped off a team of commandos near the villa where the militants were holed up. Rocket propelled grenades exploded, and the black smoke billowing from the roof of the militants’ villa became thicker.Full Story
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