In line with the previous statements released by the Interior ministry about the operations carried out by the security forces against elements of the deviant group in Dammam from Sunday, Sept 4 to Tuesday Sept 6, 2005, an official source at the Interior Ministry said: Firstly: With the grace of Almighty Allah, the security forces pursued elements of the deviant group who were trying to undermine the security and frighten innocent people. The aforesaid elements, using foraged documents, rented a building at the thickly populated Al-Mubarakiyya Neighborhood in Dammam. When the security men, who detected them, asked them to surrender they resisted and turned down their calls for surrender. Taking into account the importance of ensuring the safety of people residing in the Neighborhood, and after taking the required measures in this respect, the security men encircled the building rented by the deviant group, and cleared the area which included six residential units. Secondly: Since the start of the operations on Sunday, Sept 4, in front of a commercial center in Dammam up to Wednesday evening, Sept 7, the battle between the security forces and the elements of this deviant group led to the death of five of the elements of the deviant group, who were wanted by the concerned security authorities, namely: Zeid bin Saad bin Zeid Al-Samari, 31, a Saudi national; Salih bin Mansour bin Muhsin Al-Faridi, 22, a Saudi national; Sultan bin Salih bin Hosan Al-Hassiri, 26, a Saudi national; Naif bin Farhan bin Jalal Al-Jiheishi, 24, a Saudi national, and Mohammed bin Abdul-Rahman bin Mohammed Al-Suweilimi, 23, a Saudi national. --more 1239 Local Time 0939 GMT
