Security sources told Al-Rai Al-Aam a man, Ahmed Hamud Al-Khaldi, who was recently arrested by Saudi authorities with a group of Islamist scholars for their alleged connection to the Riyadh blasts, was born in Kuwait and lived in the country for some time before he departed for Madina in Saudi Arabia. Al-Khaldi, Sheikh Ali Al-Khudair and Nasser Bin Hamad Al-Fahd were recently arrested in Madina for allegedly distributing leaflets urging youth to perform Jihad against Western interests in the Kingdom. Some Internet sites stated Al-Khaldi and Al-Khudair were killed during their arrest operation, which was denied by Riyadh.
| That's too bad. Seriously wounded, perhaps? |
Al-Khaldi was involved in suspicious activities and was summoned for questioning several times by State Security in Kuwait before he left for Saudi Arabia. Kuwait had provided Saudi Arabia with names of several such persons before the Riyadh attacks. The sources said Al-Khaldi was an instructor at one of the Sulaibikhat mosques before his departure for the Kingdom. They added he had a group of students who supported his ideas. They said Al-Khaldi was forced to travel to Saudi Arabia when the Ministry of Awqaf prevented him from performing some "suspicious activities." They added Al-Khaldi claimed he was the "awaited Mahdi."
| Most of them seem to be, don't they? |
He claimed he saw the Prophet (PBUH) in his sleep asking him to perform Jihad against leaders. Other sources said Al-Khaldi, who is Saudi national, assumed the position of al-Qaeda Mufti (preacher) in Saudi Arabia. |