[Al Arabiya Latest] Saudi authorities have discovered an arms cache near the capital linked to an al-Qaeda cell dismantled in August, an interior ministry spokesman said on Sunday.The spokesman, quoted by the SPA state news agency, said the weapons were found in a house after interrogations of 44 people allegedly linked Qaeda whose arrests were announced on Aug. 19.
The arms haul comprised 281 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 250 magazines and 35 cases containing 41,250 rounds of ammunition, the spokesman said.
| That seems like rather a lot. |
| Good lord -- how many things/people did they plan to blow up or shoot? |
Saudi Arabia has battled violent extremists who launched a terror campaign against government and foreign targets in the Kingdom since 2003.
The violence has subsided since 2006 but security concerns were revived when Deputy Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef survived an assassination bid inside his palace in August.
The government has arrested hundreds of suspects this year on suspicion of trying to revive militant cells and in February issued a list of 85 wanted militants believed to be abroad.
