An Internet periodical considered the voice of al-Qaida's operations in Saudi Arabia claimed the terror network was responsible for the shooting death of a British national in the Saudi capital of Riyadh a week ago. The authenticity of the claim, which appeared in the Voice of Jihad, could not be verified, as is typical of such claims posted on sites known for their Islamic militant content. The statement, signed by the Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, said one of its units had monitored the "British infidel" and killed him in one of the markets. Gunmen shot dead Edward Stuart Muirhead-Smith in the parking lot of the Max shopping center in eastern Riyadh on Sept. 15. Muirhead-Smith, 55, worked for the British telecommunications corporation Marconi as a training manager. The statement described Marconi as "one of the colonial, crusader companies providing services to the (Saudi) National Guard." The killing serves "as a message to the crusaders ... to avenge oppressed Muslims everywhere" and to drive infidels from Arab land. "They will not wander at will in security while they instill fear in our brothers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine," said the statement.| How about your 'brothers' in Sudan? I don't see you avenging them anytime soon... |
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