**Two men suspected of being al-Qaeda members and a police officer have been killed in a shoot-out at a checkpoint in Saudi Arabia, officials say. **Shots were fired after a female police officer approached a vehicle to check the identities of the passengers - two of whom were disguised as women.
A third man was arrested and state media quoted an official as saying there were more weapons in the vehicle.
The shooting happened in Jizan province on the southern border with Yemen.
Interior Ministry spokesman General Mansur al-Turki said the suspects were wearing explosive vests and had grenades, automatic weapons and bomb-making materials with them.
He said the suspects began shooting first, with police returning fire.
Another soldier was lightly injured in the clash.
It was the first reported confrontation between forces and al-Qaeda since a suicide attack in August slightly injured assistant Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in Jiddah.