RIYADH, Dec 29 (AFP) - Saudi security forces raided a house in northern Riyadh Wednesday night and killed seven militants shortly after two car bomb attacks in the Saudi capital, security men at the scene said.
Four security men were seriously wounded during the raid.
Saudi-owned Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television said the seven militants were suspected of involvement in the bombings against the interior ministry and a security forces camp that left several people wounded.
Security forces chased seven "terrorists" in the northern districts of Maseef and Taawun, the security men told AFP.
"The militants fled to a villa in the Taawun district, which was stormed by security forces who killed the seven," one said. "Four security men were gravely wounded in a shootout after storming the villa."
Security forces blocked the main access to the Taawun district, and an AFP correspondent saw three ambulances leaving the area.
The raid occurred a couple of hours after the twin car bombings, the latest in a wave of attacks by suspected Al-Qaeda militants launched in the oil-rich kingdom in May 2003.
12/29/2004 22:01 GMT - AFP