| Four Saudi nationals who planned to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah at Libya’s orders are members of al-Qaida network, reports said. Saudi daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat, monitored in Beirut, quoted security sources as saying Saturday four Saudis arrested in connection with the aborted attempt against the Saudi prince were recruited from among al-Qaida operatives in the kingdom. The sources said the four Saudis were commanded by a Libyan intelligence officer identified as Mohammed Ismail. He reportedly fled to Egypt when he was alerted his conspiracy had been discovered. The sources said police arrested the Saudis during a raid on their hotel room in Mecca in November, while the Libyan officer was later arrested in Cairo and returned to the kingdom. |