Faris az-Zahrani
Faris az-Zahrani ( Arabic فارس أحمد جمعان آل شويل الزهراني, DMG Fāris Aḥmad Ǧamʿān Āl Šuwail az-Zahrānī , also Faris al-Sahrani , * 1977 ; † January 2, 2016 ( executed ) in Saudi Arabia ) was an alleged member of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.
Life
Faris az-Zahrani was arrested by Saudi security forces on August 5, 2004 in a café in the city of Abha , around 800 kilometers southwest of the capital Riyadh . Since the death of the previous leader of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin , he is said to have played a central role in the organization.
Az-Zahrani is believed to have been responsible for a series of suicide attacks in Riyadh in May 2003, in which 26 people were killed.
On January 2, 2016, he was executed with 46 other people sentenced to death .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saudi announces execution of 47 'terrorists'. In: aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera , January 3, 2016, accessed January 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Saudi Arabia executes 47 people convicted of terrorism. In: welt.de. January 2, 2016, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Saudi Arabia executes 47 people for terrorist offenses. In: focus.de. January 2, 2016, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Saudi Arabia executes 47 prisoners. In: sueddeutsche.de. January 2, 2016, accessed January 2, 2016 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zahrani, Faris az- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sahrani, Faris al-; Zahrani, Faris Ahmad Jamʿan Al Suwail az- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saudi Arabian terrorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saudi Arabia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd January 2016 |
| Place of death | Saudi Arabia |