Terrorists killed after beheading

From The BBC

I had to change the headline for them again. The BBC uses militant instead of the proper term "terrorists".

Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin and three other militants died in a shootout in the capital, Riyadh, after Mr Johnson's body was found, they said.

Maybe too early to tell if this is true or not. The Saudis put out some old pictures of him instead of showing the dead bodies. If it is true it might explain Abdullahs recent remarks.

Prince Abdullah admits harbouring Saudi terrorists

JEDDAH, 16 June 2004 — Crown Prince Abdullah yesterday warned that the Kingdom’s patience with terrorists was running out and insisted authorities are up to dealing with the criminals.

He warned there could be no compromise in defending Islam and Saudi Arabia and protecting foreigners in the Kingdom and said scholars and clerics must do more to fight extremism.

Addressing participants in the Third National Dialogue Forum on women’s issues in Madinah, Prince Abdullah said here the coming days would bring good news in the fight against terrorism. His comments were broadcast live on Saudi television.

But he vowed the Kingdom “is capable of doing more than it has done. For the sake of mercy toward the errant group, we maintained patience and refrained from doing certain things that I cannot disclose now. We have been patient all this time... but our patience has limits,” the crown prince said

Sounds to me like the Saudis knew who and where the terrorists were all along.

If this story is true, is this a turning point for the Saudis?
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