MAKKAH: All of of the four gunmen who were killed on Thursday in Wadi Noman, Makkah, were in the list of wanted terrorists, the Ministry of Interior said on Friday.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the ministry identified the slain suspects as Saeed Ayed Saeed Al-Deir Al-Shahrani, 46; Mubarak Abdullah Fahad al-Dosari, 25; Mohammed Suleiman Anezi, 46; and Adel Abdullah Ibrahim Almjmaj, 27.
Al-Shahrani was in the list of “most wanted” terrorists, having been linked to the bombing of Emergency Forces mosque in Asir on August 7, 2015, as well as the bombing of a mosque in Najran and the killing of a retired security officer this year.
Anezi was linked to the firing on worshipers at a mosque in Mustafa village in Al-Hasa, Eastern province, last year and the bombing of Al Anoud mosque in Dammam on May 29, 2015, and the bombing of the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Qatif, Eastern province on May 22, 2015. Described as an expert with explosives, he was one of those who escaped from the crime scene.
The Daesh group, or Islamic State, had claimed responsibility for the mosque bombings.
Almjmaj was linked to one of the rallies in Qassim and demanding the release of detainees, and has a relationship with Yasser Ali Alahuda, who was killed during a suicide bombing in Bisha on April 29, 2016, the MOI said.
Al-Dosari was described only as a fugitive from the law.
Two of the four suspects were killed in a shootout with police who surrounded their hideout in Wadi Noman, between the holy city and Taif, early Thursday, a ministry spokesman said. The two others blew themselves up with suicide belts. A fifth suspect was captured and is currently under interrogation.
Police found two bags containing aluminum powder and metal parts used to charge explosive device at the terrorist hideout.
They also seized four Kalashnikov assault rifles, two pistols and a wide range of ammunition and magazines in addition to armed suicide belts and 15 armed explosives devices.
Saudi security forces have been able to thwart several attempts of terror groups.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the ministry identified the slain suspects as Saeed Ayed Saeed Al-Deir Al-Shahrani, 46; Mubarak Abdullah Fahad al-Dosari, 25; Mohammed Suleiman Anezi, 46; and Adel Abdullah Ibrahim Almjmaj, 27.
Al-Shahrani was in the list of “most wanted” terrorists, having been linked to the bombing of Emergency Forces mosque in Asir on August 7, 2015, as well as the bombing of a mosque in Najran and the killing of a retired security officer this year.
Anezi was linked to the firing on worshipers at a mosque in Mustafa village in Al-Hasa, Eastern province, last year and the bombing of Al Anoud mosque in Dammam on May 29, 2015, and the bombing of the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib mosque in Qatif, Eastern province on May 22, 2015. Described as an expert with explosives, he was one of those who escaped from the crime scene.
The Daesh group, or Islamic State, had claimed responsibility for the mosque bombings.
Almjmaj was linked to one of the rallies in Qassim and demanding the release of detainees, and has a relationship with Yasser Ali Alahuda, who was killed during a suicide bombing in Bisha on April 29, 2016, the MOI said.
Al-Dosari was described only as a fugitive from the law.
Two of the four suspects were killed in a shootout with police who surrounded their hideout in Wadi Noman, between the holy city and Taif, early Thursday, a ministry spokesman said. The two others blew themselves up with suicide belts. A fifth suspect was captured and is currently under interrogation.
Police found two bags containing aluminum powder and metal parts used to charge explosive device at the terrorist hideout.
They also seized four Kalashnikov assault rifles, two pistols and a wide range of ammunition and magazines in addition to armed suicide belts and 15 armed explosives devices.
Saudi security forces have been able to thwart several attempts of terror groups.
