10May2005 Wanted member of deviant group wounded and arrested

Riyadh, 10 May 2005

Supplementing an earlier statement on the suspect of the deviant group who was injured and apprehended in a shootout in Rawabi neighborhood, East Riyadh on Monday evening, an official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that investigations had proved that the injured man is wanted by the security authorities. He is named as Abdulaziz bin Rasheed bin Hamdan Altowaile'i Ala'nezi, a Saudi national. The man is one of the deviant group and had worked to promote their misconceived ideas.

He contributed to their publications under several names including "Akho mun Taa' Allah" (brother of whoever obeys Allah, "Farhan bin Mashhoor Alrowaili and "Abdullah bin Nasir Alrasheed. He buried two of his comrades, who died after being injured by security men, in isolated areas and had taken part in confrontations with security men.

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