Rakan Muhsin Mohammad Alsaykhan
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Rakan Muhsin Mohammad Alsaykhan was a terrorist
who participated in a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia
. His name appeared in the Saudi list of most wanted suspected terrorists. He died of wounds sustained in the April 12, 2004 incident in the Al-Fayha suburb in Riyadh
. Rakan was shot in the chest, he was carried to two different hideouts, in the Riyadh suburbs of Al-Silay and Al-Suwaidi; he died on April 13 and he was buried, on directions from Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, in an unknown location. later on, AQAP
released a video of his burial.
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
who participated in a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. His name appeared in the Saudi list of most wanted suspected terrorists. He died of wounds sustained in the April 12, 2004 incident in the Al-Fayha suburb in Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
. Rakan was shot in the chest, he was carried to two different hideouts, in the Riyadh suburbs of Al-Silay and Al-Suwaidi; he died on April 13 and he was buried, on directions from Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, in an unknown location. later on, AQAP
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. It was named for al-Qaeda, and says it is subordinate to that group and its now-deceased leader Osama bin Laden, a Saudi citizen whose father was born in Yemen...
released a video of his burial.