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4 Dead, 4 Wounded in Gun Attack on Checkpoint in Asir, Saudi Arabia

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Four Saudi officers were shot dead and four others wounded Thursday when their checkpoint came under gunfire in southern Asir province, according to reports citing information from the Saudi Press Agency and Saudi Arabia's interior ministry.

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