145;Saudi cops aided Johnson abduction146;

The first article said militants wearing police uniforms and using police cars set up a fake checkpoint on Al-Khadma road, leading to the airport, near Imam Mohammed Bin Saud University.

When Johnson8217;s car approached the checkpoint on June 12, the militants in police uniforms stopped his car 8212; a Camry 8212; detained him, anesthetised him and carried him to another car, the article said.

The Al Qaeda article said the militants decided to behead Johnson when Adel Al-Jubeir, Foreign Affairs Adviser to Crown Prince Abdullah in Washington, declared that Saudi Arabia would not negotiate with the kidnappers, who had demanded the release of jailed Al Qaeda militants by Friday in exchange for Johnson8217;s life. 8212;PTI