Shooting erupted in the Saudi capital Riyadh after a police patrol tried to stop a car, the Ministry of Interior said today.
No one was hurt and no arrests were immediately reported, it said in a statement.
It was not clear whether yesterday's incident was linked to a crackdown on militants launched after the May 12th suicide bombings in Riyadh killed 26people.
The ministry said a driver fled in his car when police tried to stop him along a main road in Riyadh.
The driver later stopped at a rest stop where two other cars appeared. Several people emerged from the other cars and started shooting, the ministry said.
The Saudi newspaper Al-Jazira, quoting security sources, said between eight to ten suspects were involved and that weapons, explosives, personalbelongings and ID cards were found at the rest stop after the shooting.
AP
