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| At least 3,000 Soddies have gone to fight in Iraq |
| 2006-04-02 |
| Saudi Arabia has foiled about 90 percent of attacks militants had planned to carry out in the world's largest oil exporting kingdom, a top official said on Saturday. "This is thanks to God and to detailed security effort and continuous tracking of terrorist cells," Interior Minister Prince Nayef told pan-Arab Al Hayat newspaper. Nayef declined to say when he expected Saudi forces to end militant attacks in the country, which announced this week the arrest of 40 suspected militants and the seizure of an major arms cache. Eight of those arrested were linked to al Qaeda's attack on the world's largest oil processing plant in Abqaiq in February. Crown Prince Sultan has said authorities aim to end "terrorist activity" in the country within two years. Saudi authorities were coordinating with their Iraqi counterparts to hand over any Saudi militant who had crossed into Iraq. "(They are used) as explosive devices or suicide bombers," Nayef said. Western diplomats say up to 3,000 Saudis have sneaked through the porous borders to fight the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Nayef said authorities will soon put on trial suspected militants and are setting up a special court that will ensure they have a fair trial. He did not elaborate. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 Well at least the vast majority of those 3000 terrorists are probably dead now... |
| Posted by: bgrebel 2006-04-02 15:47 |