Posted on 06/30/2004 1:09:16 PM PDT by The Bandit
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi police killed a top spiritual guide for the Saudi wing of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network during a shootout in Riyadh on Wednesday, security sources said.
They named the slain militant as Abdullah al-Roshood, on a list of 26 most wanted suspects, and said his death was a hefty blow to the ideological hierarchy of al Qaeda in the world's biggest oil exporter.
The Interior Ministry said a policeman was also killed in the gun battle, the first militant violence since Saudi forces killed the leader of al Qaeda in the kingdom 12 days ago. Saudi Arabia has been battling militants trying to topple the country's pro-U.S. monarchy for more than a year.
The ministry statement said six more policemen -- and three passers-by -- were moderately to lightly wounded.
The security sources had earlier said a second militant apart from Roshood was killed, but the ministry statement, read out on Saudi television, said only one militant died.
The ministry statement said the afternoon gun battle broke out after police spotted a group of militants leaving a house carrying weapons. A chase ensued and police were still tracking down a number of other suspects.
"A police search of the militant's den showed that it was a factory for explosives," it added.
Al Arabiya television, which is Saudi-owned, said several people were also arrested.
TOP IDEOLOGUE
Roshood was one of four top ideologues for the al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, security sources said, adding that he had been in hiding for over a year.
After the death of al Qaeda's Saudi commander, Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin -- hours after militants beheaded U.S. hostage Paul Johnson -- the group named Saleh al-Awfi as its new leader.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Good.
Wonderful! But, don't stop there.
DARN!! Lost another one to DIE-TECH.
.
.
.
.
sarcasm-but the good kind
Leave it to Reuters to put a tagline on it that makes it sound like they shot the Dalai Lama.
I think they should stop using "spiritual leader" when it comes to these guys. "Ideologues", used near the end of the article, would be somewhat better if they can't go all out and just call them what they are.
Lots of room left in Hell. Keep 'em comin'.
Kill em All!!!!
So I guess Fred Phelps is a "spiritual guide" to the God Hates Fags movement? Ping me when al-Reuters gives him that courtesy...
Another one bites the dust... DON'T STOP NOW !!
Billy Graham is a Spiritual Leader.
Abdullah WAS a terrorist.
Now, he can be the SPIRIT guide.........
My guess is that the path led due south, but who am I to say!
Ping the Virgins
I dunno....what do you think?
I don't know. Seems like the Saudis manage to kill everyone that could spill the beans on who's who in Saudi terrorism. I don't mourn his passing, but dang, I'd sure like for the coalition to know what he knew.
This is sad news for Osama and he will think back when he and his spritual leader slaughtered goats together!
Yes, but I think they are slipping--they somehow neglected to include a reference to Abu Grahib in the article, to wit:
"Roshood, who like many of the tortured prisoners at Iraq's American-controlled notorious Abu Grahib prison is Arabic, was killed late yesterday by Saudi security forces."
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.