Security forces arrested three men at a checkpoint in Al-Kaâakia district of Makkah on Friday morning after they were found to be in possession of printed material that included a fatwa or âreligious edictâ in support of terrorist acts against Western targets, Al-Nadwa newspaper reported yesterday.
| Perhaps they might give some serious thought to picking up the turban who compiled the "fatwa"? |
Security forces became suspicious of the men, who approached a checkpoint in the holy city in a Lexus. The Saudi, Algerian and Moroccan had their car searched after they handed over their identification papers. They found newspaper clippings and other documents printed from websites which advocate terrorism, as well as the paper containing the fatwa. The three men were arrested on the spot and were handed over to the appropriate authorities for interrogation.
| "Mahmoud, hand me the Number 3 truncheon, wouldja?" |
This is the third arrest of terror suspects in the holy city after the May 12 terrorist attacks in Riyadh, which killed 26 bystanders and nine of the suicide attackers. |