The Saudi Arabian media reported this week that Crown Prince Abdullah has warned terrorists operating in the kingdom that if they fail to take advantage of the days remaining before an amnesty ends this month, they will be hunted down by Saudi security forces.
According to the English-language Arab Press, the prince told senior regime officials on Saturday night, "We will be with those who follow God's guidance, but we will go after those who follow the devil. Those who heed the call and give themselves up will have divine law applied on them. But those who follow in the footsteps of the devil will face destruction, chastisement and God's wrath."
The 30-day partial amnesty was announced on June 23 by Crown Prince Abdullah in the name of the debilitated King Fahd. "Those who turn themselves in of their own will within a month of this speech will be secure in the security of God," Fahd ordered, "and will be treated according to God's law pertaining to the rights of others."
So far, only two militants have turned themselves in. One of those who did appears on a list of 26 "most wanted" terror suspects. On the other hand, Saudi security forces killed 11 others on that list prior to Fahd's amnesty offer, among them, supposedly, the head of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. "At least 87 policemen and civilians have been killed since May 2003 in a wave of attacks on government sites, oil firms and residential compounds by militants," Arab News reminded readers this week.
According to the English-language Arab Press, the prince told senior regime officials on Saturday night, "We will be with those who follow God's guidance, but we will go after those who follow the devil. Those who heed the call and give themselves up will have divine law applied on them. But those who follow in the footsteps of the devil will face destruction, chastisement and God's wrath."
The 30-day partial amnesty was announced on June 23 by Crown Prince Abdullah in the name of the debilitated King Fahd. "Those who turn themselves in of their own will within a month of this speech will be secure in the security of God," Fahd ordered, "and will be treated according to God's law pertaining to the rights of others."
So far, only two militants have turned themselves in. One of those who did appears on a list of 26 "most wanted" terror suspects. On the other hand, Saudi security forces killed 11 others on that list prior to Fahd's amnesty offer, among them, supposedly, the head of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. "At least 87 policemen and civilians have been killed since May 2003 in a wave of attacks on government sites, oil firms and residential compounds by militants," Arab News reminded readers this week.