Saudi security forces shot dead a woman armed with a machinegun during a swoop to arrest jihadist suspects, the interior ministry said today.
Binan Issa Hilal was shot while resisting officers during the raid on Thursday in the northern Jawf region, official news agency SPA quoted a ministry spokesman as saying.
She died in hospital and the two suspects, Suweilem al-Ruwaili and Naem Al-Khalaf, were detained.
Ruwaili was wanted in connection with a number of alleged attacks, including August's bombing of a mosque used by soldiers that left 15 dead.
He was being sheltered by Khalaf who was in a relationship with Hilal, the ministry said.
The Islamic State group has claimed several attacks on Saudi security forces as well as deadly bombings and shootings targeting the Sunni kingdom's Shiite minority, which IS considers to be heretics.
