A British newspaper quoted General Mansoor Al-Turki, the spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Interior, as speaking about his fears regarding Al-Qaeda. The Financial newspaper wrote that Saudi Arabian officials fear that Al-Qaeda is planning to attack their country from Yemen, as they could not do that from inside. “Al-Qaeda has changed its name to ‘Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’ therefore, bringing together Saudis, those ran away from their country with armed Yemenis” the newspaper reported.
The newspaper quoted analysts as saying that Al-Qaeda was reestablished in 2006 when Nasser Al-Wahashi, whose name is among the 83 people wanted by Saudi authorities, was able to escape prison in Sana’a along with 22 other wanted Al-Qaeda members.