Al-Qaida's leader in Saudi Arabia was killed Thursday during clashes with police in the western city of Medina, the Interior Ministry said.
Saleh Mohammed al-Aoofi was among six al-Qaida militants reported killed during police raids on numerous locations in the holy city and the capital, Riyadh, security officials told The Associated Press.
Al-Aoofi, a Saudi in his late 30s, and another militant were killed during one of seven police raids in Medina, the Interior Ministry said.
Al-Aoofi was considered the top leader of Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden's network in this conservative Gulf country, which has been rocked by multiple terror attacks since 2003.
He was among two of the kingdom's 26 most-wanted militants still at large. The other 24 on the list issued in December 2003 either have been captured or killed.
It was not immediately clear whether the other militants killed Thursday were on a separate list of 36 suspects issued recently.
Al-Aoofi, a former prison guard, reportedly fought in Chechnya and traveled to Afghanistan to join al-Qaida shortly before the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Another one bites the dust !
Yeahhhhhhh
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