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Saudis arrest 5 linked to attack on oil facility
msnbc ^ | Updated: 12:21 p.m. ET April 18, 2006 | msnbc

Posted on 04/18/2006 6:25:15 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi authorities arrested five suspected terrorists linked to February’s deadly attack on the world’s largest oil processing facility, a security official said Tuesday. One of those arrested is on the country’s list of 36 most-wanted terrorist suspects, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. He did not identify that suspect. Militants driving two vehicles packed with explosives tried to enter the Abqaiq oil processing facility in eastern Saudi Arabia on Feb. 24. Guards opened fire on the vehicles and they exploded, killing the two suicide attackers and two guards. The attack affected global oil markets because Abqaiq processes most of the kingdom’s crude, making it suitable for export at the nearby Gulf terminals. The kingdom is the world’s largest producer of oil. In late March, the kingdom said it had arrested 40 suspected al-Qaida members, including eight connected to the Abqaiq attack. Saudi Arabia launched an aggressive anti-terrorism campaign in May 2003 after suicide bombers linked to al-Qaida attacked three residential compounds in the capital, Riyadh. Hundreds have been detained in the campaign, which has managed to capture or kill most of those named on two most-wanted lists. Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al-Qaida network.

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http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369963

Terrorism Focus
April 18, 2006

"Al-Zawahiri's New Video Calls on Muslims to Support the Mujahideen"
By Stephen Ulph

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "On April 12, a video recording by the al-Sahab Islamic Productions Foundation appeared on the internet forums. Entitled "From Tora Bora to Iraq," it carried the date Shawwal 1426 (November 2005) and featured Ayman al-Zawahiri speaking in customary turban and robe with an automatic rifle behind his shoulder for half-an-hour (http://alsaha.fares.net ). The high quality production—styled like a satellite news feature complete with moving tickertape messages—was put together soon after the October 23 earthquake that hit Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the tape, al-Zawahiri spends two-and-a-half minutes referring to the earthquake, highlighting how the "Crusaders" are preventing the supply of aid from Muslim organizations reaching the victims (Terrorism Focus, October 31, 2005)."

ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "As such, its purpose may be to maintain al-Zawahiri's position as the figurehead for the global jihad."