Saudi Arabia ? Saudi security forces battled heavily armed suspected al-Qaida members holed up in a sea-front apartment building Monday, a day after two militants – one of them the kingdom’s No. 3 most-wanted terrorist – died in the fighting.

Zaid Saad Zaid al-Samari, a 31-year-old Saudi, was killed Sunday in Dammam, a security official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give information to the media. A police officer also was killed Sunday.

Al-Samari was on a list of 36 most-wanted terrorists sought in relation to multiple terror attacks launched in this kingdom since May 2003.

An unknown number of militants fled Sunday to a white two-story building near Dammam’s commercial district, which police surrounded on Monday as fierce gun battles continued for a second day.

At least 30 anti-terrorism forces were wounded since Sunday, including several critically, according to Dammam Central Hospital, which treated the victims.