Sultan al Haseri
Sultan al Haseri | |
|---|---|
| Died | July 9, 2005 |
| Occupation | Al Qaeda member |
| Known for | named on a Saudi most wanted list |
Sultan al Haseri (died July 9, 2005) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was killed during a shootout with Saudi security officials in 2005.[1][2] Al Haseri and nine other men were surrounded by security officials for three days. Al Haseri and four other men named on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted terrorist suspects were killed during the standoff.[3] The five men, Al Haseri, Zaid al-Samari, Saleh al-Fraidi, Nayef al-Jeheishi and Mohammad al-Suwailmi had just been placed two weeks earlier on a list of 36 men wanted by Saudi security officials.
Security officials elected not to storm the hideout because it was in a residential neighborhood and was believed to be packed with explosives.[1][2]
The Khaleej Times reported that Saudi security officials asserted Al Haseri had “taken part in the abduction and killing of a (foreign) resident.”[2] The Khaleej Times speculated the foreign resident was Paul Johnson, an American engineer, who was kidnapped and beheaded in June 2004.
References
- ^ a b Mounif Al-Safouqi; Hussein al Faleh & Omar El Okeily (2005-07-09). "Saudi Security Forces Crush Al-Qaeda". Asharq Alawsat. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
- ^ a b c "Saudi says five most-wanted militants killed in protracted battle". Khaleej Times. 2005-09-06. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08.
- ^ "Five most-wanted militants killed in Saudi clashes". Forbes. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2009-10-24.
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