Prince Nayef discloses investigations into al-Qaida burning three copters in al-Qasim

Al-Qaida organization in the Arab peninsula claimed responsibility for what it called an operation to burning three helicopters in al-Qasim airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in May.

A statement by the organization said that members of what it called the group of "martyr Saeed al-Oteibi" infiltrated to the airport, situated to the north of the capital Riyadh, disguising in workers uniform, and set fire in three helicopters before they withdrew from the site safely.

The statement indicated that these planes took part in several operations to chase what al-Qaida described as al-Mujahideen and searching for them. The organization explained that it deliberately delayed the release of this statement so as people would know that the authorities hide facts.

Replying to a question by the Saudi daily al-Watan daily on a suspicion of criminal motives for burning the three planes in al-Qasim airport, the minister of the interior Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz said that investigations continues to know the implications of the incident.

Al-Qaida organization was exposed to painful security attacks by the Saudi security forces since more than two years, when several members of its leadership were killed, especially the leader of the organization in the kingdom, Abdul Aziz al-Muqarran, together with three of his partners on June 18, 2004 following the issuance of picture of the death of American engineer Paul Johnson after his kidnap.

Worthy mentioning that the attacks which mostly targeted foreigners and alleged by al-Qaida organization in Saudi Arabia since May 2003, resulted in killing more than 100 persons and injuring hundreds.