Posted on 04/27/2007 7:07:00 AM PDT by Jake The Goose
More than 170 terror suspects have been arrested in Saudi Arabia, officials there have said.
Those detained are said to be both Saudi and foreign nationals, Interior Ministry spokesman Gen Mansur al-Turki told local media.
Large amounts of weapons and $5.33m (£2.67m) in cash were also seized.
Some of the suspects were training as pilots and planning attacks on oil installations and military bases, according to the interior ministry.
"Some have begun training on the use of weapons, and some were sent to other countries to study aviation in preparation to use them to carry out terrorist operations inside the kingdom," a ministry statement read out on state TV channel al-Ekhbariya said.
The station broadcast footage of various types of weapons which were said to have been buried in the desert.
Saudi Arabia has been battling al-Qaeda-linked militants since a 2003 wave of suicide attacks on foreigners.
You have an interesting background - and family - nice.
I went to college at The Citadel - starting in 77’.
My freshman (knob) year - I played soccer and we had 4 Iranians on the team. They were sent over by the Shah for education
and military training.
When the Ayatollah took over - my friends were told to come home to Iran - or their families would be arrested.
When they flew home - they were arrested and shot.
I loved those guys - they were the nicest most generous men I ever met.
I hate the people who did that.
Thanks for that - I will add this to my weekend education and reading list.
Saudis Arrest 172 Militants, Seize Arms ~ Foiled Plot to attack Oil Fields...
MSNBC had a video of the Saudi's digging up weapons from buried locations in the sand dunes.,....said Al-Queda was behind the plot....
Thanks a lot.
WOW - I want to follow this story.
They can protect certain people and point out how committed they are to helping us at the same time.
The news Conference with the PM was almost all about North Korea and the issues with that...no news on this happening....
Thanks - I missed it
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