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Saudis break up 101-strong Al-Qaeda cell
SAUDI Arabia claims it has broken up three cells of Al-Qaeda militants that were planning attacks in the kingdom, including on its oil installations.One cell consisted of 101 people, and two smaller cells were made up of six men each. The large cell comprised 47 Saudis and 51 Yemenis, as well as a Somali, a Bangladeshi and a Eritrean, said a statement read out on state television yesterday. The two smaller groups were made up of 11 Saudis and a Yemeni. Arms, ammunition, computers, pre-paid telephone cards and unspecified documents were all seized in the operation. Saudi officials have broken up several plots to launch attacks inside the kingdom in the past year, rounding up numerous suspected militants and seizing weapons caches and bomb-making equipment, all linked to Al-Qaeda. In August, a Saudi militant from the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, pretending to surrender to the authorities, sneaked a bomb into the palace of Deputy Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in an attempt to kill the top security official. The bomb, believed to have been hidden in the militant's underpants, exploded very close to the prince, but killed only the bomber himself. The prince suffered minor injuries only. Posted by: tipper 2010-03-24 |
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