Saudi Arabia has detained some 172 suspected members of "terrorist" cells -- Militants loyal to al-Qaida have launched a violent campaign to topple the Saudi monarchy since 2003, carrying out suicide bomb attacks on foreigners and government installations, including the oil industry.
- From: "Jason P." <jaspetr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 27 Apr 2007 07:05:39 -0700
RIYADH, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia has detained some 172
suspected members of "terrorist" cells, the state television reported
on Friday.
Interior Ministry spokesman General Mansur al-Turki was quoted as
saying that the detained suspects of "terrorists" include Saudi
nationals and foreigners.
Meanwhile, the ministry confirmed in a statement that police have
seized large amounts of money in the raids, while the suspected
"terrorists" were arrested.
The TV channel also broadcast footage of the large quantity of
weapons that were discovered buried in the desert, which included
brickettes of plastic explosives, ammunition cartridges, handguns and
rifles.
The ministry accused the detained militants of being training as
pilots to carry out suicide attacks on targets including on oil
installations and military base, according to the TV report.
Al-Turki told the state television that "seven cells from the
'deviant group' made up of around 172 Saudis and non-Saudis were
arrested. Weapons, money and documents were also seized."
"The deviant group is linked to foreign elements and takes
advantage of trouble spots outside the kingdom in planning,
recruitment and training," he added.
Militants loyal to al-Qaida have launched a violent campaign to
topple the Saudi monarchy since 2003, carrying out suicide bomb
attacks on foreigners and government installations, including the oil
industry.
Since then the Saudi authorities have taken tough security
measures and a wide publicity campaign against "terrorists" to curb
the violence in the country.
Editor: Liu Dan
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