"The three contacted Saudi authorities and expressed their desire to return to the Kingdom," said ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki. "We made arrangements for their return and for them to reunite with their families."
The three men were not identified and their method and location of surrender was not disclosed. Earlier this month Khaled Hadal Al-Qahtani, another wanted militant, surrendered to Saudi authorities. Qahtani was the first publicly acknowledged surrender following the killing of Osama Bin Laden on March 2 in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, by US Navy SEALs.
The four militants would be dealt in accordance with the established procedures followed in similar cases, Al-Turki said, adding that their initiative to surrender would be taken into consideration while determining their treatment.
Al-Turki urged all wanted terrorists to return to their senses and surrender to security authorities as early as possible.
The Interior Ministry issued a new list of 47 most-wanted terrorists on Jan. 8. Interpol had issued a worldwide alert for militants with suspected links to Al-Qaeda who are wanted on terrorism charges.
In a previous statement, Al-Turki said most of the 47 suspects, all Saudi nationals, left the country illegally. The suspects are aged between 18 and 40, he said.
