Gunmen open fire on Saudi police, one injured

Riyadh: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a Saudi police patrol in the kingdom's restive east, wounding one officer, a spokesman said on Sunday.

The incident took place late on Saturday in the province of Qatif, just two days after a man was killed during clashes with Saudi security forces in a nearby town.

"During a routine patrol...the (police) were fired upon by unknown assailants... wounding one of the police officers," the regional police spokesman said in a statement published on the official SPA news agency.

He said the wounded officer was transferred to a hospital but gave no further details on his condition.