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Saudi security forces on Monday shot dead a suspected jihadist in the western province of Taif a day after a policeman was killed in a shootout, the interior ministry said.
The gunman was killed after refusing to surrender to security forces hunting him over his suspected involvement in an attempt to infiltrate a police station parking area in the province on Sunday, a ministry statement said.
It identified him as Mohammed al-Maliki, adding that he had threatened in a video message to attack police and had been involved in a previous attack in which a policeman was killed.
The past week has seen a rise in such incidents in the kingdom, where the Islamic State group has previously claimed bombings and other attacks targeting security forces.
On Thursday, a police officer was shot dead after four suspected jihadists died during a raid in the area between Taif and the region of Makkah.
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