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Saudi Arabia confirms death of al Qaeda leader

A Saudi official from the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that the security forces on Friday night spotted four gunmen around 21:00 Friday evening at a patrol station in Al-Malaz (area). "The security forces immediately surrounded them during which an exchange of fire took place, resulting in the killing of the four." The source identified the four killed as follows:
1. Abdulaziz bin Isa Al-Muqrin who claimed to be head of al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.

2. Faisal bin Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel, who was sought by security bodies for participating in killings. One of his picture showed him standing behind a fat person in a tape released by them on the killing of an American citizen last week.

3. Turki bin Fehaid Al-Mutairi, an escaper from Wahat Abdulaziz complex in Al-khobar after the attacks on foreigners there. He was sought by the security bodies.

4. Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Duraihem who was sought by security bodies for his participation in preparation for the attack on Al-Mohaya complex in Riyadh earlirt this year.
A security man was killed and two others were wounded, SPA reported. The sources listed the following items which have been discovered from the spot:
1. Three cars; one of which was used in an attack on an Irish journalist and his British colleague.
2. A number of weapons which included guns and sub-machine guns and different types of ammunitions and stocks.
3. Three RPG launchers.
4. 16 pipe-bombs' explosives.
5. 10 grenades of high explosive intensity.
6. SR 132,800 and $2, 900.
7. A number of different IDs and documents.
8. A large number of PC's CDs.
The source also added that the security bodies captured 12 persons who are suspected to have links with these incidents.
I gotta admit, he looks pretty daggone dead.

Posted by: Fred 2004-06-20
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