Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi Explained
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]
Criminal biography
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, 700km (400miles) away.[5] They report the men probably crossed the border at Al-Harth, 190km (120miles) away.The individual who rented the truck remains at large.
References
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- News: Short career for young Qaeda man . . 2009-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091023072025/http://www.javno.com/en-world/short-career-for-young-qaeda-man_278620 . 2009-10-23 . dead.
- News: Militants killed in Saudi shootout were local . . 2009-10-18 . Donna Abu-Nasr . https://archive.today/20240524131327/https://www.webcitation.org/5kjQ3khgl?url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huS832u88llmLiqcqf-H1aLd5RdAD9BDIEF00 . 2024-05-24 . dead.
- News: Saudi concern rises over Al Qaeda activity in Yemen . . 2009-10-19 . Caryla Murphy . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022083351/http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1019/p06s10-wome.html . 2009-10-22 . dead.
- News: Truck Used in Jizan Clash Rented Out of Jeddah . . 2009-10-20 . Turki Al-Saheil . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929050857/http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=18542 . 2011-09-29 . dead.
- News: Kingdom Says Breaks up Suspected Qaeda Ring of Six Yemenis . . 2009-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724140324/http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=1433&MainCat=3 . 2011-07-24 . dead.
- News: Jizan 3rd man a Saudi with 'very close ties to Al-Qaeda' . . 2009-10-22 . Abdullah Al Oraifiji . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218145638/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009102052062 . 2012-02-18 . dead.
