Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi

Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi
Born	1988 (1988)
Died	18 October 2009(2009-10-18) (aged 20–21) Jizan, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Saudi Arabia
Occupation	member of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
Known for	listed on the Saudi most wanted list in February 2009

Rayed Abdullah Salem Al Harbi (1988 – 18 October 2009) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia who was named on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted terrorist suspects.^[1][2] He was discovered with Yussef al-Shiri at Jizan, near Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen, while disguised in women's clothing, and wearing suicide vests, on 18 October 2009.^[3][4][5]

Criminal biography

The two men died in a shootout, as did a Saudi policeman, when a Saudi policewoman was going to search the two "women".^[3][4][5] A second policeman was injured. A third man, who has not been identified, and who was not in disguise, was driving with them, was captured. His interrogation led to the capture of six Yemeni accomplices.^[6][7] The men were reported to have been members in Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. In addition to the suicide vests they were wearing their vehicle had a third completed suicide belt, and a fourth that had not yet been fully assembled.

Asharq Alawsat reports the men were driving a truck rented in Jeddah, 700 kilometres (430 mi) away.^[5] They report the men probably crossed the border at Al-Harth, 190 kilometres (120 mi) away. The individual who rented the truck remains at large.

References

1. Mshari Al-Zaydi (2009-02-06). "A Clear Generation Gap in Saudi Most Wanted List". Asharq Alawsat. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
2. "Short career for young Qaeda man". Javno. 2009-10-19. Archived from the original on 2009-10-23.
3. Donna Abu-Nasr (2009-10-18). "Militants killed in Saudi shootout were local". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24.
4. Caryla Murphy (2009-10-19). "Saudi concern rises over Al Qaeda activity in Yemen". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.
5. Turki Al-Saheil (2009-10-20). "Truck Used in Jizan Clash Rented Out of Jeddah". Asharq Alawsat. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.
6. "Kingdom Says Breaks up Suspected Qaeda Ring of Six Yemenis". Yemen Post. 2009-10-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
7. Abdullah Al Oraifiji (2009-10-22). "Jizan 3rd man a Saudi with 'very close ties to Al-Qaeda'". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18.