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http://www.globalterroralert.com http://www.globalterroralert.com/saudi0904-02.pdfGlobalterroralert.com (9/21/04): Al-Qaida's Committee in Saudi Arabia has taken credit for last week's murder of Briton Edward Stuart Muirhead-Smith, 56 years old, in the parking lot of the Max shopping center in the eastern part of Riyadh. Saudi media sources reported that two un-identified male perpetrators in a white Toyota car shot Smith four times as he sat in his own vehicle. The men quickly fled and have remained at large from pursuing Saudi security forces.

Muqrin was killed with two associates on Friday An ex-Saudi policeman has become leader of the al-Qaeda militant group in Saudi Arabia, according to media reports from the troubled kingdom. Saleh al-Oufi, 38, will take over from Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, who was killed by police on Friday. Saudi security forces have been hunting al-Qaeda members in Riyadh, following the execution of a US hostage. Saudi analysts say the new leader will be a formidable foe as he been a key figure in the group since 1985. Al-Qaeda is believed to have been behind the abduction and beheading of US defence...

Leader tells how they killed, then ate, slept and prayed Jason Burke, chief reporter Sunday June 6, 2004 The Observer Islamic militants who killed 22 people in a shooting spree in Saudi Arabia a week ago have posted a 3,000-word account of the operation on the internet. The account gives astonishing details of the attack, describing how the killers hunted down their victims, then slept and prayed after decapitating Westerners. It also challenges the Saudi Arabian government's version of events, claiming that pictures of Saudi troops storming a building from the air were stage-managed. The attack, in the northern port...

May 29, 2004 - Attack in Khobar - Four gunmen attacked compounds housing oil workers in Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia at about 7:30 a.m. (0430 GMT).  Hostages were being held at one compound.  Saudi officials said 16 people have been killed in the attacks.  Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility.  [more] May 27, 2004 - A top Al Qaida leader [Abdulaziz Al Muqrin] in Saudi Arabia issued a battle plan for an urban guerrilla war in the kingdom. Al Muqrin, gave a detailed list of steps militants should take to succeed in their violent campaign against the Saudi government.  [more]May 20,...