Head of slain U.S. hostage found in fridge

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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi forces have found the head of a U.S. hostage in a fridge at a militants hideout where they killed two wanted Islamists and seized weapons, including a surface-to-air missile, officials say.

They said the head of Paul Johnson, 49, who was killed by supporters of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden last month, was found when security forces stormed a villa in Riyadh on Tuesday night.

Security forces also found a surface-to-air missile, rocket-propelled grenades, automatic rifles, pistols, hand grenades, ammunition, computers, cash and nitrates and aluminium powder -- used to make explosives.

This was the latest confrontation between government forces and al Qaeda supporters bent on toppling the pro-U.S. leaders of the world's biggest oil exporter.

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Security forces find head of slain American hostage

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Security forces find head of American in Saudi raid

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