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Top Leader of al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia Killed in Riyadh
AFP via Babelfish translation | July 3, 2005

Posted on 07/03/2005 12:01:16 AM PDT by HAL9000

The supposed chief of Al-Qaïda in Saudi Arabia killed in Riyadh

- the supposed chief of Al-Qaïda in Saudi Arabia, the Morrocan Younès Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Hayari, was killed in a fixing Sunday in Riyadh with the Saoudi forces of safety, brought back the chain of television Al-Arabiya.

"the chief of network Al-Qaïda in Saudi Arabia, (the activist) Moroccan required Younès Al-Hayari, was killed", brought back the chain, with mainly Saoudi capital, which emits since.

Little before, Al-Arabiya had made state of a death and two wounded among the required islamist activists at the time of a fixing in the Al-Rawdhah district, the east of the Saoudi capital.

Younès Al-Hayari, which was presented like most dangerous of the 36 sought suspects, was presented by the Saoudi press as one of the principal leaders of the local Al-Qaïda branch in Saudi Arabia, "Al-Qaïda in the Arabique peninsula", and even like its new chief.

The names and photographs of these 36 suspects had been made public on June 28 by the Saoudi ministry of the Interior, whose forces are committed in a tracking with the islamist activists since the beginning of a wave of attacks in May 2003.


2,870 posted on 07/03/2005 12:05:22 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
Meanwhile, back on the home front.


FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A small plane entered restricted air space near the Capitol and was forced to land, authorities said...

Two F-16 fighter jets were deployed and they forced the small plane to land. Officials were questioning a man and a woman at the scene Saturday,.

http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-47/1120369961259840.xml&storylist=national

Interesting that the word "forced" was used twice.


Tough job, being the chief of AQ in Riyadh.
2,876 posted on 07/03/2005 12:23:47 AM PDT by TWhiteBear (Down is now officially up. The New York Times said so)
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