Saudi Arabia’s 13th most wanted terrorist offers to give himself up to Saudi authorities

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Could it be that this guy, after contemplating the potential intel we got from the OBL raid, decided it was time to turn over a new leaf?



Al-Qaeda member Khalid Hathal Abdullah Al-Atifi Al-Qahtani, number 13 on a list of Saudi Arabians wanted abroad, turned himself in to Saudi authorities, a Ministry of Interior spokesperson told Al Arabiya.

The spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki told the Saudi Press Agency “Al-Qahtani contacted security agencies expressing his desire to return to the Kingdom and surrender himself to authorities.”

He is thought to be the first operative to turn himself in after the killing of Osama Bin Laden by US Special Forces on Sunday in Pakistan.
Mr. Al-Turki did not indicate when Mr. Al-Qahtani made the call, but many members of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), have recently fled Yemen, after a Saudi crackdown, The Associated Press reports.

“Al-Qahtani is a common Saudi tribal name and there are many individuals in the AQAP that hold this last family name…They may be related in some other more distant way,” he said.
According to local news reports, Mr. Al-Qahtani was reunited with his family.

It was not made clear how authorities would proceed against Mr. Al-Qahtani. The ministry spokesman said that his case would be evaluated after which they will take his surrender into consideration.

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/05/05/147924.html