| Saudi security forces say they believe they have cornered four suspects, including al Qaeda's top coordinator in the Arabian Peninsula, in an area northwest of the capital Riyadh. Security forces went to Al-Amariya -- about 25 miles outside of Riyadh --on Sunday on information that four wanted men were hiding in the mountains. One of those men is believed to be Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin -- a "big fish," according to police. Al-Muqrin is the main liaison between al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda members in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Interior Ministry officials say. Two of the three men with al-Mukrin are also believed to be on Saudi authorities' list of men wanted in connection with terror attacks in the kingdom, police said. The original list contained 26 names but arrests, surrenders and deaths have cut the list to 18. One of the men has been wounded in the standoff, police said. Police vowed they will remain in Al-Amariya until the wanted men give up or are killed, according to journalists there. |