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| Top al-Qaeda ideologue killed |
| 2004-06-30 |
| A top figure in the al-Qaeda linked terrorist group in Saudi Arabia was gunned down in the capital Wednesday during a shootout that also killed a policeman, a security official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Abdullah Mohammed Rashid al-Roshoud, believed to be the chief ideologist for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, died in the clash in the al-Quds neighborhood in eastern Riyadh. Earlier, Saudi officials said two militants and one policeman were killed, but the number of slain militants was revised to one by the Interior Ministry. The incident occurred during an amnesty offered last week in which King Fahd said fugitive terrorists who surrendered to police within one month would not face the death penalty. An Interior Ministry statement said one policeman was killed in the clash and six other security personnel were injured. Three bystanders, including one Saudi citizen, were also wounded in the attack that occurred at 3:30 p.m. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #9 Hey! That's purdy deep Parabellum! I advise you to ask for a mekka grant to examine the meaning on inner, outer, eastern, western and northern jihad. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-30 6:53:00 PM |
| #8 Oooh, oooh! Can I be an "Ideologist" too? Jihad Sucks. How ya like me now? I'm an "Ideologist"! |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2004-06-30 6:31:20 PM |
| #7 I'm confused. I thought Mohammed (pblah) was supposed to be the chief ideologist for these guys ? |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H 2004-06-30 5:42:13 PM |
| #6 From my profiles of the 26 most wanted to be posted to alphabet city later today. Shaykh Abdullah Muhammad Rashid Al-Rashoud Rumored to have been captured in the June 18, shootout that bagged Muqrin, Faisal al-Dakheel, Turki bin Fuhaid al-Mutairi (one of three terrorists who escaped the Khobar rampage), Ibrahim bin Abdullah al-Draihem (suspected of helping plan the bombing of a Muhaya residential compound in Riyadh last November. Former teacher at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University located in the Malaz district of Riyadh. A top young al-Qaida ideologue in who spoke out strongly against the government's recent removal of the administration of girls' education from the religious authority. Wrote the communique "Young Mujahideen Seek Martyrdom As You Seek Life" in Voice of Jihad, Issue Nine. |
| Posted by: Robert Stevens 2004-06-30 5:23:56 PM |
| #5 Y'know, I've been wondering what happened to all the Al Ghamdis that were scooped up back in the early days... There were oodles of them - sorta mid-level management types. I'll bet they serve the right brand of tea at the palaces. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-30 5:22:20 PM |
| #4 Guess they made him an offer he couldn't refuse. 'Cept he refused. That, or there are even more nefarious goings on in the Magic Kingdom. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-06-30 5:21:18 PM |
| #3 So...was "shot while trying to escape?" Or was that just a stunt double? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-06-30 5:16:36 PM |
| #2 Expect more on the most wanted list to be 'killed in shootouts' in the next few days? From Reuters, June 23: Security forces killed al Qaeda's leader in Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz al-Muqrin, and three other senior militants on Friday, hours after the militants beheaded U.S. hostage Paul Johnson. |
| Posted by: Robert Stevens 2004-06-30 4:54:39 PM |
| #1 In lieu of flowers send.... what? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-06-30 4:33:21 PM |