The Ministry of Interior announced today that twelve of the perpetrators of the terrorist bombings in Riyadh last month have been identified, by means of intensive investigations including DNA samples taken from the remains of the terrorists and compared with that of their relatives.  The terrorists have been identified as:

• Khalid Mohamed Musallam Aljahny

• Mohammad Osman Abdullah Alwalidy Alshahry

• Hani Said Ahmed Abdulkarim Alghamdy

• Jobran Ali Hikmi Khabrani

• Abdulkarim Mohamed Jobran Alyazigy

• Khaled bin Ibrahim Mahmoud Baghdadi

• Mehmas bin Mohammed Mehmas Al-Hawashleh Al-Dosari

• Mohammed bin Shadhaf Ali Al-Mahzoum Alshahry

• Hazem Mohammed Saeed Kashmiri

• Majed Abdullah Sa'ad bin Okail

• Bandar bin Abdulrahman Menawer Al-Rahimi Al-Mutairi

• Abdullah Farres bin Jufain Al-Rahimi Al-Mutairi

Investigations are still in progress to identify the others.

The Ministry of Interior statement also disclosed that Saudi security personnel had discovered large quantities of the powerful explosive RDX in a house in Al-Kharj.  The 128.4 kilograms (282.5 pounds) of RDX, in 132 blocks, were discovered in two suitcases.  Investigations and data collection are still in progress.  Any further findings will be disclosed in due time, the statement concluded.

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