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| The Alliance |
| Saudis rounding up Christians |
| 2001-10-11 |
Saudi Arabia has launched a crackdown on Christian activists amid heightened Islamic unrest in the kingdom. Christian sources in the kingdom said at least 15 Christians from Africa have been arrested in Jedda over the last few months for conducting non-Islamic services in private homes. Three of them are said to have been tortured in prison. The Christians are nationals from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Nigeria. The sources did not report any arrest of Western Christians. About 50,000 Americans are said to be in Saudi Arabia, many of them from the military or defense industries. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |