Two fugitives were killed during a security operation in al-Qatif region in eastern Saudi Arabia. The identities of the suspects were not revealed. They were killed during a shootout with security forces on Tarout island, just off the city of Qatif. The authorities have yet to issue a statement on the development. The operation took place around a month after a preemptive raid that was announced by the state security agency in which a number of suspects were killed as they attempted to evade arrest in the eastern region.