RIYADH - Saudi security forces have arrested a man wanted on suspicion of radical Islamic activities, the Al-Riyadh newspaper reported Friday, quoting an interior ministry spokesman.
The man, arrested late Thursday in the Al-Qassim area north of the capital that was the scene of a three-day shootout between militants and security forces, was being questioned by police, spokesman Mansur al-Turki said.
The daily Al-Watan reported that two suspects had been captured in the same area. One gave himself up without resistance, while the other one fled and was captured after being lightly wounded.
On Thursday, a security official in Buraida, the principal town in the area, reported that there had been an exchange of fire with a suspect who had managed to flee.
Last month, security forces killed 15 extremists in the area, including the Al-Qaeda chief in the country and the Moroccan mastermind of the March 2004 Madrid train bombings, in the bloodiest battle of their two-year-old campaign against Islamist militants.
According to official figures, 90 civilians, 41 security personnel and 110 militants have been killed since the violence began in May 2003.
05/13/2005 14:21 GMT