Saudis publish new militant list

Foreign residents are among targets for the militants

Saudi Arabia has issued a new list of 36 suspected militants, which it says follows the discovery of planned al-Qaeda attacks.

Two years ago, the Saudi authorities published a list of 26 wanted militants - only two of whom are still at large.

A reward of up to $1.87m (£1.02m) has been offered for anyone who helps capture someone on the list.

Saudi Arabia has been fighting an uprising by al-Qaeda-linked militants for the last two years.

These individuals have made themselves tools to distort Islam, threaten the security of the country and violate the sanctity of peaceful people Interior Ministry statement

The Islamists have attacked government offices, foreign residents and energy installations.

Officials say at least 90 civilians and more than 40 security personnel have been killed in militant attacks. They add that more than 100 militants have been killed in the same period.

The Interior Ministry list gave the full names, accompanied by photos, saying it had managed to uncover the plans of a "deviant group".

"These individuals have made themselves tools to distort Islam, threaten the security of the country and violate the sanctity of peaceful people," the statement said.

It added that if the militants gave themselves up, this would be "taken into consideration".

The list is made up of 15 militants at large inside Saudi Arabia and 21 outside the kingdom.

Most are Saudis but there are also citizens of Morocco, Yemen, Chad and Mauritania, the statement said.