Officials say Saudi security officer killed after Mecca raid
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Officials in Saudi Arabia say a security officer has been shot and killed in the holy city of Mecca, just hours after a raid there targeting suspected Islamic State militants.
Police announced on Friday that the shooting happened Thursday night outside of a police station. They say an investigation has begun into Cpl. Khalaf Lafi al-Harithi's killing.
The raid marked the first time Saudi officials have acknowledged targeting the kingdom's Islamic State affiliate near the city home to the Kaaba, the holy cube-shaped shrine of Islam toward which its faithful pray. It comes ahead of this year's hajj pilgrimage in September.
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Earlier, authorities said two militants were shot dead in Thursday's, while two others blew themselves up. Security forces say they also arrested two other suspects in Jiddah.