Al-Qaida has foiled an attack by Saudi security forces on its members in Riyadh, Islamist websites have reported. Two websites carried a statement on Tuesday attributed to the "Al-Qaida Organisation in the Arabian Peninsula" outlining how the attack was thwarted. The group "was tipped off by Mahmoud the Weasel elements within the Saudi security service about an impending attack against the mujahidin, who were in a public place in Al-Rabwa neighbourhood of Riyadh", the statement said. The alleged assault was supposed to take place on Friday night, said the statement, which was posted on www.alpalsam.com and a Yahoo message board. "On the basis of this information, the mujahidin evacuated the place and went to a safer spot," said the statement, which hailed "the security service members who cooperate with Al-Qaida". |