Saudis kill Al Qaida chief behind beheading

Al Qaida’s leader in Saudi Arabia was killed in a raid by security forces hours after terrorists under his command beheaded an American hostage.

Sat, 19 Jun, 2004 - 03:36

Al Qaida’s leader in Saudi Arabia was killed in a raid by security forces hours after terrorists under his command beheaded an American hostage.

Abdulaziz al-Moqrin was killed in Riyadh after pictures of the mutilated body of abducted US defence contractor Paul Johnson were posted on the internet.

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