Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi | |
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Born | 1988 |
Died | 18 October 2009 | (aged 20–21)
Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
Occupation | member of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula |
Known for | listed on the Saudi most wanted list in February 2009 |
Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi (1988 – 18 October 2009) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was named on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted terrorist suspects. [1] [2] He was discovered with Yussef al-Shiri at Jizan, near Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen, while disguised in women's clothing, and wearing suicide vests, on 18 October 2009. [3] [4] [5]
The two men died in a shootout, as did a Saudi policeman, when a Saudi policewoman was going to search the two "women". [3] [4] [5] A second policeman was injured. A third man, who has not been identified, and who was not in disguise, was driving with them, was captured. His interrogation led to the capture of six Yemeni accomplices. [6] [7] The men were reported to have been members in Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. In addition to the suicide vests they were wearing their vehicle had a third completed suicide belt, and a fourth that had not yet been fully assembled.
Asharq Alawsat reports the men were driving a truck rented in Jeddah, 700 kilometres (430 mi) away. [5] They report the men probably crossed the border at Al-Harth, 190 kilometres (120 mi) away. The individual who rented the truck remains at large.
Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi | |
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Born | 1988 |
Died | 18 October 2009 | (aged 20–21)
Nationality | Saudi Arabia |
Occupation | member of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula |
Known for | listed on the Saudi most wanted list in February 2009 |
Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi (1988 – 18 October 2009) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was named on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted terrorist suspects. [1] [2] He was discovered with Yussef al-Shiri at Jizan, near Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen, while disguised in women's clothing, and wearing suicide vests, on 18 October 2009. [3] [4] [5]
The two men died in a shootout, as did a Saudi policeman, when a Saudi policewoman was going to search the two "women". [3] [4] [5] A second policeman was injured. A third man, who has not been identified, and who was not in disguise, was driving with them, was captured. His interrogation led to the capture of six Yemeni accomplices. [6] [7] The men were reported to have been members in Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. In addition to the suicide vests they were wearing their vehicle had a third completed suicide belt, and a fourth that had not yet been fully assembled.
Asharq Alawsat reports the men were driving a truck rented in Jeddah, 700 kilometres (430 mi) away. [5] They report the men probably crossed the border at Al-Harth, 190 kilometres (120 mi) away. The individual who rented the truck remains at large.