JEDDAH: Security forces have killed several terrorists believed involved in the capture and killing of a soldier, the Interior Ministry said Friday. The raid by Saudi forces was carried out in Al-Mustajiddah village of El-Ghazala, 100 km south of Hail, on the Hail-Madinah road in the mountainous Reealbikr region.

In the exchange of fire with the terrorists, several were killed. The ministry is expected to soon release details of the operation. It had earlier announced the names of six people sought for the killing.