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Dormant al-Qaeda cells exist in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef Bin Abdel Aziz said dormant al-Qaida cells exist in Saudi Arabia, but police have aborted 90 percent of planned attacks.Nayef was quoted by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, as saying Wednesday "we cannot say at all that we have purged the country from those terrorists as long as certain parties are still offering them training, financing, and leading them in ways that have nothing to do with true Islam." Nayef stressed Saudi determination "to confront the terrorists with force," vowing that "we will not slacken in combating them no matter how long it takes." He said Saudi police and security forces have aborted no less than 90 percent of the attacks planned by al-Qaida in the kingdom. He said the oil-rich kingdom is seeking cooperation with all countries of the world in combating terrorism, stressing the need to upgrade anti-terror efforts. Nayef asserted that terrorist attacks that have hit Saudi Arabia since May 2003 did not affect national stability and the life of Saudis. "Activities are normal as we have not found ourselves obliged to declare martial law or emergency measures or curfews ... nothing of that sort happened," he said. "The biggest evidence of stability and security is economic activity and financial liquidity, which were not affected at all," he added. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-02-02 |
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