Posted on 12/27/2005 1:19:28 PM PST by indcons
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi security forces arrested a suspected militant on Tuesday after five policemen were killed in a shooting spree in the kingdom's ultra-conservative Muslim heartland, the Interior Ministry said.
Three policeman were shot dead at a checkpoint in the northern province of Qassim, site of several shootouts with al Qaeda-linked militants, a statement on state media said.
Earlier, two policemen on patrol in the nearby town of Buraida were killed by gunshots, it added.
The forces "arrested a man who was in a car", the ministry said, adding he had been wounded during his arrest.
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television named the man as Mohammed Abdulrahman al-Suweilmi and said he was on a list of 36 wanted militants linked to al Qaeda.
An Interior Ministry spokesman declined to say if the suspect was Suweilmi.
Al Arabiya said Suweilmi was an Internet specialist who had helped the Saudi wing of al Qaeda post statements on the Web.
It said he was carrying arms and thousands of U.S. dollars.
Saudi Arabia, birthplace of Osama bin Laden, has been battling a two-year wave of bombings and shootings by al Qaeda supporters. The last major attacks took place nearly a year ago and security forces have since killed several leading militants in clashes.
In order to carry thousands of dollars, one would needed many arms.
Sounds like good news to me. 5 less Saudis.
Excellent news....the Wahabbi kingdom's sins are catching up with it.
red on red
whats a militant....ohh terrorist..right ..got it.
why was he arrested? waste of time and food.
baddabing......
That's exactly what I think when I read news headlines like "3000 die in Morocco earthquake", "Tsunami washes away thousands in Indonesia", etc.. Inasmuch as those mammals are concerned, yes, I am heartless.
Just from BBC broadcast: it was announced in Saudi Arabia that the captured excremist in question has died from the wounds.
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