Newspapers around the world have hailed a Saudi police officer for courageously shooting dead two dangerous terrorists in a street encounter in Riyadh. The British Daily Mail praised the courage of the police officer, Jubran Al-awaji, who confronted the two militants armed with machine guns and strapped with bomb-laden belts. The paper said Awaji who was armed only with a pistol, exchanged fire with the two terrorists resulting in their death. hey get right to the vehicle Other international papers also praised him and the Saudi security forces for heroically standing up against terrorism. Prince Mohammed bin Naif, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, personally called Awaji to applaud him on his daring action. Awaji is currently being treated for injuries sustained during t he encounter. Meanwhile, dramatic footage has emerged showing police officers and militants engaged in the shootout in the capital's Alyasmeen neighborhood. The encounter began at dawn when the security authorities raided their hideout after receiving information about the two suspects and their plans to carry out terrorist attacks. The two armed militants refused to surrender which led to the gun battle. Footage taken from a bedroom window shows the terrorists, armed with machine guns, approaching the police car. They succeed in reaching right up to the police vehicle, but Awaji shot them at close range before they could perpetrate terror. In a press conference here yesterday, Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen.Mansour Alturki said that security forces had located the hide-out of the two terrorists whose names appeared on the most wanted list. Alturki said the two men, identified as Tayea bin Salem Alsayari and Talalbin Samran Alsaedi, had been hiding in a villa in the Alyasmeen neighborhood. police officer Awaji managed to shoot them at point blank the two killed suspects lay near the vehicle the hero police officer Awaji in hospital
