S. Arabia says Daesh group behind killing of 2 policemen

RIYADH — Two Saudi men operating under orders from members of Daesh terror group in Syria are suspected of being behind the killing of two policemen in the capital Riyadh, the kingdom's interior ministry said Friday.

The April 8 shooting is the fifth attack believed to have been carried out by Daesh members inside the kingdom. It also brings the total number of civilians and security personnel killed in Daesh-related violence in Saudi Arabia to 15.

Saudi Arabia is taking part in US-led coalition air strikes on Daesh militants in Syria. The group has retaliated with calls for attacks inside the kingdom.

Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al Turki told a press conference that one suspect was under arrest and that the second was still at-large.

He said the suspect under arrest sent pictures of the deadly attack to Daesh members in Syria and coordinated the attack with them. Turki said Daesh militants in Syria recruited him through the Internet.

"It is upon everyone... to protect your son or daughter from such ideas, and to live with them, live among them in their daily lives, monitor them and give them advice," he said. "This is a community responsibility."

The suspect still at-large, named as Nawaf Al Enezi, is believed to be an experienced militant, Turki said. The police are offering a 1 million Saudi riyal ($267,000) reward for information that leads to his arrest.

Daesh members have previously been blamed for an attack on Saudi border guards near Iraq that killed three security personnel in January and a shooting of Shiite worshippers in Al Ahsa in the Eastern Province in November that killed eight people.

Two police officers died in raids that led to the arrests of suspects behind Al Ahsa shooting.