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| 13-Year-Old Among Arrested Terror Suspects | |
| 2005-10-24 | |
| Riyadh, 24 Oct. (AKI) - A thirteen-year-old boy was among 13 terror suspects arrested by the Saudi security forces in a residential area of the capital Riyadh. The men in the group are believed to be members of al-Qaeda, and one is said to be the brother of a militant on the government's latest list of 36 most wanted terror suspects. Saudi newspaper Al-Watan said it was the first time a group mainly composed of young suspects under the age of 16 had been arrested. They were found when the security forces tracked down one suspect on the road between Riyadh and Mecca. After arresting him, he is said to have eventually given them the address of the building where the suspects were discovered, and which was reportedly used for storing weapons. At the end of June this year, the Saudi Interior Ministry issued its third most wanted list, and offered rewards of up to seven million Saudi riyals (just under 2 million US dollars) to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of militants or preventing further terror attacks. As part of its crackdown on militant activities in the kingdom, the Saudi authorities have boosted patrols in border areas known to have been used by terrorists. In the last six months, Saudi security forces have arrested 682 suspects on the Iraqi border. Between 2001 and August 2005, border guards seized 14.8 million rounds of live ammunition, 16, 300 weapons and more than 7,000 kilograms of explosives, according to Saudi newspaper Arab News.
The latest arrests come as a member of the Shoura consultative council, Abdul Mohsen al-Obaikan, revealed that a number of suspects who had given shelter to terrorists have been released after repenting their wrongdoing. | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 13 yr old trying to be a man, caught up with the wrong crowd |
| Posted by: Slomort Croluter8261 2005-10-24 13:10 |