Saudi Arabia says three al-Qaida members have returned from abroad and turned themselves in...
Al-Turki said the three contacted the security authorities from abroad and expressed their wish to come home. The three have been reunited with their families, he said, and the government is considering their cases.
Officials say four other al-Qaida operatives surrendered to Saudi security after their leader, Osama bin Laden, was killed in a U.S. raid May 2 in Pakistan.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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I saw mention of one of these returns a couple of days ago in the comment section of one of my favourite blogs. I wasn't sure what to make of the news then, and I'm still not sure what to make of it now. It really would be great if the al-Qaeda groups all crumbled one by one, but that seems too much to hope for. Still, I think I'm going to be optimistic and hope that bin Laden was such a key figure that his death does create a major, major shaking of the groups' structure.
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