Top al Qaeda militant killed

Saudi Arabia's security forces killed a most-wanted al Qaeda leader in a clash in the capital Riyadh early yesterday, the Interior Ministry said. Moroccan national Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari, accused of involvement in a series of recent attacks...

Saudi Arabia's security forces killed a most-wanted al Qaeda leader in a clash in the capital Riyadh early yesterday, the Interior Ministry said.

Moroccan national Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari, accused of involvement in a series of recent attacks in the world's biggest oil exporter, died after exchanging fire and hurling hand grenades at police, it said.

Hayyari's name was at the top of a list of 36 al Qaeda suspects announced by Riyadh last week. The ministry said he had helped prepare explosives and had played a part in several attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia.

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