RIYADH: The man wanted in connection with the bombing on the Emergency Forces Mosque in Asir is a former pilot and had been convicted previously on security-related charges, according to the Interior Ministry.
The ministry has announced a SR1 million reward for the capture of Majid Zaid Abdul Rahman Al-Shihri. He had previously served four and a half years in prison and was released two years ago, said Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the ministry.
Al-Turki said information on Al-Shihri was published by Mohammed Tarhuni, an Egyptian national and mufti of the Daesh group, on his Facebook page, which stated that they had been in jail together in Asir during the same period. Tarhuni had been released one year earlier.
Tarhuni’s pages feature critiques of the Saudi government but also gives information about Al-Shihri and other detainees. Tarhuni was arrested following his articles published in “Sowt-Al-Jihad” magazine, the key publication of the Al-Qaeda group, which called for youth to take up arms in the Kingdom and Iraq, and raise funds for the organization.
Tarhuni is a former lecturer at Madinah Islamic University. He married three wives, Um Al-Arqam, Um Eisa and Um Munzir, and has 10 sons and nine daughters.
Tarhuni had issued a religious edit justifying attacks on the Kingdom’s security forces and supporting Daesh. According to his biography, Tarhuni, 56, holds a Ph.D. in interpretation and Holy Qur’an studies from Al-Azhar University. He is a member of several groups including Ansar Sunnah and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The ministry has announced a SR1 million reward for the capture of Majid Zaid Abdul Rahman Al-Shihri. He had previously served four and a half years in prison and was released two years ago, said Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman of the ministry.
Al-Turki said information on Al-Shihri was published by Mohammed Tarhuni, an Egyptian national and mufti of the Daesh group, on his Facebook page, which stated that they had been in jail together in Asir during the same period. Tarhuni had been released one year earlier.
Tarhuni’s pages feature critiques of the Saudi government but also gives information about Al-Shihri and other detainees. Tarhuni was arrested following his articles published in “Sowt-Al-Jihad” magazine, the key publication of the Al-Qaeda group, which called for youth to take up arms in the Kingdom and Iraq, and raise funds for the organization.
Tarhuni is a former lecturer at Madinah Islamic University. He married three wives, Um Al-Arqam, Um Eisa and Um Munzir, and has 10 sons and nine daughters.
Tarhuni had issued a religious edit justifying attacks on the Kingdom’s security forces and supporting Daesh. According to his biography, Tarhuni, 56, holds a Ph.D. in interpretation and Holy Qur’an studies from Al-Azhar University. He is a member of several groups including Ansar Sunnah and the Muslim Brotherhood.
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