Security spokesman for the Interior Ministry stated that at 4:30 A.M on today and while a number of security men were searching for a wanted for security agencies at a house in eastern district of Taif, they came under fire resulting in the need to deal with the situation and respond to the source of fire likewise to control the situation before arresting three of the suspects. He further said that the security men seized flags of Daesh terrorist organization, silencers, computers at the same house in which the suspects were hiding. He added that the exchange of fire resulted in the martyrdom of sergeant Awad Siraj Al-Maliki and the incident is still under investigation and follow-up. The security spokesman urged the wanted whose name is Yousef Abdullatif Shabab Al-Ghamdi to surrender to security agencies, and called on whoever has any available information to contact the telephone number (990). At the same time, the security spokesman warned that everyone who deals with the wanted or gives him any kind of support will be subject to legal accountability.
