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Saudi Arabia Says Mecca Group Linked to Al Qaeda
That's reasonable, they were most likely a seperate cell. Stung by U.S. charges that it had not done enough to prevent the bombings of three Western compounds in Riyadh which killed 35 people, Saudi Arabia has gone on the offensive against suspected militants, raiding houses and combing areas where they might be hiding. More likely it was the direct threat to the Saudi royals He said that Saudi Arabia was still seeking "about six suspects" wanted by authorities. The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday 12 people, including seven Saudi nationals, were arrested in Mecca after Saturday's shootout. Their flat in the middle class al-Khalidiya district was "booby trapped and ready to explode" it said. Police seized 72 pipebombs and a number of booby trapped copies of the Koran, the ministry said, as well as rifles, revolvers and ammunition. Booby trapped copies of the Koran, huh? Those may have been intended for other members of the Religion of Peace(tm). They could also have been for the suicide boys. Prince Nayef told the newspaper it was not clear whether the threat of further attacks had diminished. "Perhaps it has declined, but we cannot be absolutely certain of this," he said. Agreed, keep looking. Try a few mosques. King Fahd told a cabinet meeting Monday that his country was "facing fierce attacks" against the kingdom and vowed to crush the militants with an iron fist. Saudi newspapers showed pictures on Wednesday of security forces stopping cars on the outskirts of Mecca for security checks. In Riyadh, cars queued for half an hour to pass a police checkpoint outside the city's diplomatic quarter. Posted by: Steve 2003-06-18 |
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