Saudi Arabia arrests 149 al-Qaida militants, report says
By JPOST.COM STAFF
The Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced on Friday that in the past eight months it has arrested 149 al-Qaida militants who were planning attacks on state and security officials and journalists, AFP reported.Out of the 149, 124 are Saudis while the rest belong to other nationalities, according to a statement carried by state-owned Al-Ekhbareya television.Saudi authorities have also dismantled 19 Al-Qaida cells, the report suggested.
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