A Saudi militant involved in an al Qaeda-linked attack in the kingdom which killed 22 people has surrendered, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Thursday. The militant, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Ahmed al-Muqrin, was wanted for setting up the cell that planned May's attack in the oil city of Khobar, according to a ministry statement read out on state television. It said three members of his group were arrested earlier this year. Muqrin is not on a list of 26 most wanted militants, but is a relative of the slain leader of the Saudi wing of al Qaeda, Abdulaziz al-Muqrin. The Saudi wing of al Qaeda, in a purported statement, claimed responsibility for the shooting and hostage-taking spree in Khobar which was the second major attack on the Saudi oil industry in a month. Twenty-two people were killed in the attack, 19 of them Westerners and other foreigners. | He'll promise to be a good boy, they'll pat him on the head, give him a stipend, and tell him to never do it again (on Saudi soil). |
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