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Summary At least eight suspected al-Qaida members surrendered themselves to Saudi authorities.
Saudi Arabia says eight suspected al-Qaida members wanted by security authorities have turned themselves in and are being investigated.Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said in a statement Sunday that one of the suspects was among the kingdoms 85 most-wanted fugitives.He did not say when the eight turned themselves in but said they have been reunited with their families.Al-Turki said the suspects return to Saudi Arabia was arranged with authorities in the countries they had fled to, and that Interpol had been informed.Many al-Qaida militants fled to neighboring Yemen after a crackdown in the kingdom, then carried out cross-border attacks from a new base there to threaten the monarchy that rules Osama bin Ladens homeland.
