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| 28 Egyptians detained in terrorism cases in Saudi Arabia, says ambassador |
| 2013-02-15 |
| [Egypt Independent] One thousand Egyptians in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face... have been implicated in terrorist cases, with 28 currently locked away Book 'im, Mahmoud! pending investigations, and the rest already indicted, said Saudi Ambassador to Cairo Ahmed al-Qattan on Thursday. "They might be extradited to Egypt to serve their sentences here," he said, adding that Saudi laws are applied to everyone without exception, whether citizens or foreign nationals. Qattan claimed that the 2 million-strong Egyptian community in Saudi Arabia is the "most disciplined" among foreign communities there, and that they seldom violate the law. "The number of Egyptians in Saudi Arabia exceeds 2 million people, and the number of Egyptians in Saudi prisons does not exceed 1,000 people," he said on Wednesday. Qattan's statements came during his meeting with Pope Tawadros II to congratulate him on his ordination. |
| Posted by:Fred |