| RIYADH: Saudi security forces have arrested four suspected militants following raids in the cities of Medina and Buraydah, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Al-Watan said one suspect was arrested in Medina while another three were detained in Buraydah, 340 kilometres north of Riyadh. The report did not say whether those detained were on the kingdom's most-wanted list of those with alleged links to Al Qaeda. Meanwhile, a statement attributed to Al Qaeda's branch in Saudi Arabia acknowledged on Tuesday the death of one of its members in Mecca last week in a battle with security forces. "Fighter Abdul Rahman bin Obaidullah al-Khalaf al-Harbi died a hero in a clash with apostate government forces in the peninsula of Arabs," said the statement. |