Jeddah, Aug 24(Arab News): Two more Saudi militants who had gone abroad to take part in fighting in violence-hit areas have surrendered to the security authorities, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.

The spokesman did not identify the two militants but said they have been allowed to reunite with their families. He said the militants’ surrender took place as a result of cooperation between Saudi and Pakistani security agencies.

The militants had expressed through their relatives their desire to come back to the Kingdom and surrender. “The two militants will be dealt with according to the procedures followed in similar cases,” the spokesman said.

“We’ll consider the initiatives taken by the militants and their relatives while looking into their cases,” he said and urged the remaining wanted Saudi militants abroad to surrender.

A number of Saudi militants have surrendered to security authorities in recent months.

Earlier this month a militant named Abdul Salam Abdulaziz Al-Faraj turned himself in to authorities.

Al-Faraj was on the list of most wanted militants.

Alleged Al-Qaeda operative Khaled Hadal Al-Qahtani, who figured high on a list of 47 most-wanted terrorists, surrendered in May this year to Saudi security authorities.

Al-Qahtani contacted security agencies expressing his desire to return to the Kingdom and give himself up.