Posted on 04/27/2007 6:05:00 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Saudi Arrests 172 In Terror Swoop
Updated: 13:59, Friday April 27, 2007 Saudi Arabia has arrested 172 suspected members of seven terrorist cells, according to the Interior Ministry. Some of those arrested were linked to al-Qaeda and were training as pilots to be used in attacks on state oil sites, reports on Saudi television said.
More than $5 million in cash and a large stockpile of weapons were also seized in the raids.
Some of it was found buried in the desert.
An Interior Ministry spokesman said the militants included non-Saudis and that one cell planned to storm a prison and release the inmates.
"Some have begun training on the use of weapons, and some were sent to other countries to study aviation
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Think this and the arrest of the Pak AQ HVT you posted from Yahoo a minute ago are related?
This war is lost. Didn’t Reid tell us so himself?
Makes no difference if we just let them all go. By the way, we need to notice publicly and vocally that all of these efforts and successes by other nations to capture terrorists have taken place since the surge began. This is another, unvoiced part of the success of the surge. Once the world sees that we are serious, they will follow our lead. Having national unity behind the WOT would only further this success. Do you hear this, Dhimmicrats? Put your selfish desires for power aside for once.
Fox News was just reporting that attacks involving on the US from these terror cells were not out of the question.
A number of Nigerians/North Africans among thise arrested.
Fox News report on the terror sweep
We could actually find out something now.
I doubt Saudi Arabia is going to give them steak and ice cream along with the comfort of being awarded excessive civil liberties by bleeding heart liberals.
The Saudi are interrogating these subhumans terrorists the most effective way they should be interrogated. I wish we can do the same to the terrorists we capture but instead the Congress want to give them rights.
Dirtbag Harry is deeply saddened.
Pray for W and Our Troops
The Saudi justice system moves quickly and decisively! They regularly execute prisoners through public decapitation! There will undoubtedly be some amongst those who were arrested who will meet that fate for their involvement in prior events!
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