[originaltext] In Saudi Arabia, 6 influential Saudi preachers have denounced

In Saudi Arabia, 6 influential Saudi preachers have denounced militant attacks on Westerners in the Kingdom as a grave sin against Islam. In a statement, the clerics including several once believed close to Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden said the attacks are being committed by a deviant group. The statement came as Saudi security forces searched for those behind the killing of one American and the abduction of another Saturday. Al-Qaeda terrorists have claimed responsibility.