Slain Al Qaeda Militant Pledged to Oust Royals
From Times Wire Reports
The slain leader of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia vowed in his final testament that his group would overthrow the royal family and stage more attacks against the kingdom and Americans in the region, according to a video.
The video showed Fahd Faraaj Juwair in a white headdress and robes as he read his will in front of a map of Saudi Arabia with the slogan, “Expel the infidels from the Arabian Peninsula.†He was reported killed by Saudi security forces along with four other militants in a Feb. 27 raid in Riyadh, the capital.
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