 Oman has acknowledged the detention of hundreds of nationals amid a crackdown on Al Qaida. The sultanate has refused to give details of the crackdown. But government spokespeople said the crackdown was meant to foil plots to attack the country. Omani Information Minister Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Rashdi said authorities have detained an unspecified number of people. He did not deny reports that more than 300 people have been arrested in the crackdown in late January. "We don't want to talk on this matter as it is an internal issue and because we are not accustomed to defaming our citizens by publishing their photos in the media and highlighting their crimes and justifying the procedures taken by the government," Al Rashdi told the Oman News Agency.
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