
A Saudi police colonel was shot dead in the Riyadh region on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsiblity for the attack.
Colonel Kattab Majid al-Hammadi was killed by gunfire "from an unknown source," the ministry said in a statement.
IS said in a statement on Twitter that jihadists with the group had "assassinated" the officer.
Source: AFP
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