Bomb injures policeman at Saudi patrol station

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RIYADH: A small bomb exploded outside a highway patrol station in eastern Saudi Arabia, injuring a policeman, official media said on Friday.

The attack happened late Thursday in the Al-Ahsa region, the Saudi Press Agency said, citing a provincial police spokesman.

One member of the police force received “a minor injury” and five vehicles were damaged, the spokesman added.

“Authorities started criminal investigations,” he added.