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| Saudis bust ring planning Haj attack |
| 2007-12-22 |
| Saudi security forces have arrested Al Qaeda militants suspected of planning to mount attacks during the current Haj pilgrimage, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said yesterday. The television quoted an unnamed security official as saying the suspects aimed to cause "security confusion" during the pilgrimage, in which more than two million Muslims are taking part. They were arrested in various cities in the kingdom days before the start of the pilgrimage on Monday, the official was quoted as saying. The report did not say how many were being held. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Will there ever be a time when the US will stop supporting Israel so that the pilgrimage can be peaceful once again? Lol Brer(R)abbit |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-12-22 18:17 |
| #6 Saudis bust ring planning Haj attack Less "Security Clarity" More "Security Discomfiture” "We Want Stampedes" "Bring Back Stampedes" |
| Posted by: RD 2007-12-22 13:55 |
| #5 the 1979 Grand Mosque seizure. But the Saudi regime responded to the takeover not only with the "stick" but with the "carrot," trying to please those likely to have sympathized with the takeover. It granted greater powers to the religious establishment. Crackdowns followed on everything from shopkeepers who did not close for salah and newspapers that showed photos of women, to the selling of dolls, teddy bears (images of animate objects being haraam), and dog food (dogs considered unclean).[ |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-12-22 11:09 |
| #4 I'd like to thank the poster who recomended the "Siege of Mecca". Great book, easy to read, informative, understandable. |
| Posted by: bman 2007-12-22 10:35 |
| #3 Violence caused by Zionism rears its ugly head yet again. Will there ever be a time when the US will stop supporting Israel so that the pilgrimage can be peaceful once again? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2007-12-22 06:19 |
| #2 They seem to have their sort of PC code too, funny that! |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2007-12-22 03:59 |
| #1 There’s some things We’ll put up with… "security confusion”…is not one of them. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-12-22 02:27 |