He was n't heard from again until July 2003 , when Saudi Arabia announced he had been killed in a shoot-out with al-Qaeda forces believed to be responsible for the Riyadh compound bombings earlier that year , with some even suggesting he had been a commander . At 5 pm on May 6 , the Saudi authorities raided a weapons cache in the Eshbiliah Quarter of Riyadh , and seized 55 grenades , five large bags filled with 377 kilograms of explosives , four machine guns with three boxes containing approximately 2,250 rounds , five computers , telecommunication devices , travel documents , identity cards , notebooks , bulletins , 253,717 Riyals and 5,300 American dollars . A search of the compound also turned up a parked car with three machine guns and a number of masks . The militants drove up while the police were searching the house , and quickly fled the scene until their car stalled , at which point they carjacked a nearby driver and escaped . Six days later , the group carried out the Riyadh compound bombings that killed 26-34 people , including 9 American citizens . The authorities subsequently issued a list of 19 names tied to the bombing , including Jabarah , Zubayr al-Rimi , Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi and four of the dead bombers
Riyadh compound bombings
Riyadh compound bombings
Abdul Rahman Jabarah