Car bomb explodes in Riyadh, driver killed: Saudi government

[WorldNews]

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A car bomb exploded Thursday night at a security checkpoint in the Saudi capital Riyadh, killing the driver and wounding two policemen, the interior ministry said. The blast came with the kingdom on alert for attacks by the Islamic State group of jihadists, who have been blamed for killing policemen and for slaughtering members of the minority Shiite community. The policemen were in a "stable condition" in hospital, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

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