The Saudi Interior Ministry said Thursday questions remain over whether terrorist leader Abdullah bin Rached al-Rachoud is dead or alive. "The ministry never confirmed that he was killed or captured but press reports published last week hinted that he might have been eliminated because he has not appeared on any video tape for a long while," Ministry spokesman Brig. Mansour Turki said. Rachoud appeared on a videotape before al-Qaida's main operative in the kingdom, Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, was killed in a clash with police last July. Rachoud is believed the mastermind of the terrorist attacks blamed on al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia. He figures high on the interior ministry's list of 26 most-wanted terror suspects.