Mansour Al-Shihri
RIYADH — The 47 terrorists who were executed on Saturday were charged with a number of crimes which, among others, included disobeying the ruler, swearing an oath of allegiance to Al-Qaeda, manufacturing missiles and grenades, carrying out explosions and plotting to kill Saudi military and civil officials. They confessed to the charges of carrying out explosions and killing innocent people in a number of cities including Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Qassim, the Eastern Province and others.
Al-Farraj: Kidnapper of US citizen
Mishal Bin Hamoud Bin Juwair Al-Farraj, a 33-year-old Saudi terrorist, proudly admitted that he had kidnapped Paul Marshal Johnson, an American citizen, after sedating him with an injection. He said he pretended to be a policeman, erected a roadblock on the street which the American was using and kidnapped him. The cell members beat the American to death and decapitated him. The entire gory act was recorded.
Badr: A weapons smuggler
Badr Al-Badr, a 39-year-old Saudi terrorist was a student at Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University in Qassim, and an imam in the city. He was convicted of financing terrorism and preparing the booby-trapped car which was exploded in a housing complex in Riyadh that killed a number of innocent civilians. He confessed that he had transported a missile from Riyadh to Qassim to carry out terrorist attacks. He also confessed to being part of the group which killed a Saudi policeman. Al-Badr confessed to the charge that he had smuggled heavy weapons from Iraq to Saudi Arabia, that he participated in booby-trapping six vehicles which were used in blowing up the Public Security building in Riyadh and owning six other cars loaded with explosives.
Oqala: A bomb-making expert
Amin Mohammed Abdullah Oqala Al-Ghamdi, 32, was a member of the 88 cell known as Al-Khalidiya Apartment Cell. He was an expert in making explosives. He killed a passerby and took his car to flee. Ghamdi was convicted of joining a terrorist organization after retracting the oath of allegiance he had pledged to the ruler.
Al-Shamsan: Killer of securitymen
Saleh Bin Abdul Rahman Bin Ibrahim Al-Shamsan, 35, was a member of the cell of 94 terrorists which plotted to blow up oil installations and kill scholars and journalists. He was accused of firing 280 gunshots at security men in Qassim and also of securing the material needs of terrorists.
Al-Jumaa: Killer of US, British citizens
Saleh Al-Jumaa was charged with killing an American and pulling his body through the streets of Riyadh. He was also charged with killing a Briton in Riyadh.
Al-Kiraizi: Head of Cell of 86
Nimr Al-Kiraizi, was the head of the cell of 86 which blpow up oil installations in the eastern city of Al-Khobar that killed or injured 53 people. He was also accused of killing three policemen, a number of Indian expatriates, a Japanese and an Italian. He was also charged with loading five vehicles with seven tons of explosives.
Al-Biraidi and Yamani: Terror masterminds
Fahd Abdul Rahman Al-Biraidi was accused of establishing a training center to facilitate the escaping of prisoners and create chaos in the prison. During confrontation with security forces, he killed an innocent expatriate. Adil Yamani was the leader of a terrorist cell of 13 people. He abandoned his government job to be a suicide bomber. Yamani participated in the attack against the oil refinery in Abqaiq in which a number of policemen, Saudi citizens and expatriates lost their lives.
