An official source at the Ministry of Interior said in a statement today that surrounding a number of deviants in a residential site in Jawazat neighborhood in Rass governorate in Qassim Region and a gunfight with them led to killing, injuring, arresting and surrendering of a number of them.
Fifteen deviants were killed and ten of them have been identified. One more body was discovered. Five injured suspects were arrested and one surrendered.
The source revealed that the suspects hid behind children's schools and disguised as women, adding that security men surprised the suspects by encircling 13 residential buildings.
The source noted that priority was given to the evacuation of citizens and residents as well as preserving the safety of security men who are ever ready to sacrifice themselves in defence of the security of their country and its citizens.
The ten suspects who were killed are the following:
1- Saud bin Homoud bin Obaid Al-Qutaini, Saudi
He was proclaimed as the leader of the deviating gang after the killing of Abdulaziz Al-Miqren in Rabie II, 1425. He traveled to Afghanistan and adopted the deviant thought. He had knowledge in preparing explosives. He participated in moving booby trapped cars from Qassim to Riyadh which were seized by security men. He took part in a number of attacks on security men. He had worked for smuggling quantities of weapons from abroad. He used to move from one place to another disguised as a woman.
2-Kareem Al-Tihami Idriss Al-Majati, Moroccan, naturalized as French
He came to the Kingdom with his family, a wife and two sons Adam and Ilias. He had a forged passport. He joined the deviating group and exploited his son for serving the deviants. Previously, he stayed in Afghanistan. He was specialized in making explosives. His wife and his son Ilias were turned back to their country. He had knowledge in electronic circuits. He and his son Adam took part in kidnapping an expatriate and he participated in firing on highway security patrols near Al-Ghat Governorate. He and his son were killed.
3- Hani bin Abdullah bin Ahmed Al-Jei'then, Saudi
He took part in attacks on security men and Al-Muhayya residential compound in Ramadan 1424H.
4- Faisal bin Mohammed bin Hadi Al-Baidhani, Saudi
He was detained in 1423 but later released after repenting and recanting. He took part in attacks on security men. He was one of suspects who had primed explosives used in wicked attacks on the building of the Ministry of Interior and headquarters of Riyadh-based Emergency Forces in 1425
5- Majid bin Mohammed Saeed Al Masoud, Saudi
He adopted the deviant thought and spread the deviating propaganda through the internet. He was in charge of information efforts.
6- Fawaz Mufdi Atiyyah Al-Anzi, Saudi
He was detained in 1422H but released after repenting and recanting. He took part in attacks on security men. He devoted himself to recruit the young suspects.
7- Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Jarbou', Saudi
He adopted the deviant thought and he was used by the deviant group to provide residence and transportation.
8- Nawaf Naif Kadimis Al-Hafi, Saudi
Previously, he traveled to Afghanistan and adopted the deviant thought. He was trained on weapons and explosives. He provided accommodation and transportation for the deviating group. He took part in spreading the deviating propaganda through the internet.
9- Abdulsalam bin Sulaiman bin Mohammed Al-Khudairi, Saudi
He adopted the deviant thought and cooperated with the deviating group. Previously, he rented a rest house in Buraida for priming bomb cars. He took part in attacks on security men.
The five other suspects who were killed will be announced later after the completion of measures.
The source noted that five injured suspects were arrested and one surrendered.
They are:
1- Adil bin Saad bin Jaza Al-Dhubaiti, Saudi
He took part in the criminal acts and was among those who prepared the car used in attack on Al-Muhayya residential compound. He participated in moving booby trapped cars from Qassim to Riyadh which were seized by security men. He took part with a wanted suspect, who was killed in Taoun neighborhood, in shooting and killing a resident in Riyadh. He was one of four suspects committed the criminal incident in Abdulaziz Oasis Compound in Khobar Governorate.
2- Hamad bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Humaidi, Saudi
He was an ideologist of the deviating group. He was detained in 1423H and later released after recanting. He was a member of an alleged Religious Committee of the deviating group. He spread deviating propaganda via the internet. He took part in resisting security men.
3- Salih bin Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim Al-Shamsan
He cooperated with the deviating group in providing accommodation, transportation and family cover. He took part in moving wanted suspects in Qassim. He participated in spreading the deviating propaganda via the internet and in translating for the deviating group.
As for the other three arrested suspects, they will not be presently identified, the source said.
The source added that security men seized at the scene of the incident quantities of weapons, explosives, sets, equipment, various documents and a sum of more than SR 250,000.
