U.S. says Saudis killed major al-Qaida suspect

FBI bulletin linked al-Rimi to threats against U.S.

Sept. 24 — Saudi security forces killed three suspected militants in an hours-long gunbattle at a Saudi housing complex, including a “rising star” in the al-Qaida terror network who may have been plotting attacks against the United States, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News on Wednesday.
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The agency reported that one of the Saudi men killed was Sultan Jubran Sultan al-Qahtani, who was better known as Zubayr al-Rimi. His name appears on a Saudi list of militants connected to May 12 suicide bombings in Riyadh that killed 26 bystanders, according to a Saudi Interior Ministry official.

The FBI distributed a special worldwide bulletin Sept. 4 asking authorities to search for al-Rimi, 29, and three other men who it said may have been involved in a terrorist plot against the United States. The bulletin came as the FBI raised concerns that terrorists might try to poison food or water supplies.
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Tuesday’s shootout occurred on the Saudi national day, marking the 71st anniversary of the foundation of the kingdom by the Saud family. Al-Qaida and other Muslim militants groups have denounced the Saudi royal family, accusing it of betraying Muslims by its close alliance with the United States.
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