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  • Two Western Expats Detained in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ("Portland cell" case)

    12/05/2003 4:04:01 PM PST · by Shermy · 13 replies · 339+ views
    Arab News ^ | December 6, 2003 | Mohammed Alkhereiji
    JEDDAH, 6 December 2003 — Saudi authorities have detained two expatriates for questioning. The two continue to be held in a jail in Jeddah for as yet unspecified reasons, Arab News has learned. David Heaton, a British national and convert to Islam, and Abdullatif Ibrahim Bilal, a US national, were taken into custody for questioning last Thursday. “We confirm that David Heaton is currently being detained,” Barry Peach, a spokesman for the British Embassy, told Arab News. “The embassy has requested a counselor to assist Heaton and has been in touch with his next of kin, but up to now...