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| Report: Saudis trying seven al-Qaeda linked suspects |
| 2011-10-02 |
| Saudi Arabia is trying seven Saudis accused of forming an al Qaeda-linked "terror cell" and setting up a training camp in the mountains near the country's southern border with Yemen, al-Watan daily newspaper reported on Sunday. The trial is taking place in a special criminal court in Riyadh and is open only to selected local media. Al-Watan said, "The court held its fifth hearing yesterday for the case against seven Saudi suspects... accused of setting up a terror cell with the aim of spoiling the land and implementing plans and goals of al Qaeda." Al-Watan said the cell was discovered in 2003 after a local sighted the training camp and told the authorities. The militant group is thought to be the most long-standing in the country, set up in 2002, according to anonymous sources in the report. The group has also been accused of attempting a suicide bomb attack at an airport in the north-eastern city of Arar in coordination with "terror members" outside of the country. |
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