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| Saudis break up 101-strong Al-Qaeda cell |
| 2010-03-24 |
| SAUDI Arabia claims it has broken up three cells of Al-Qaeda militants that were planning attacks in the kingdom, including on its oil installations. One cell consisted of 101 people, and two smaller cells were made up of six men each. The large cell comprised 47 Saudis and 51 Yemenis, as well as a Somali, a Bangladeshi and a Eritrean, said a statement read out on state television yesterday. The two smaller groups were made up of 11 Saudis and a Yemeni. Arms, ammunition, computers, pre-paid telephone cards and unspecified documents were all seized in the operation. Saudi officials have broken up several plots to launch attacks inside the kingdom in the past year, rounding up numerous suspected militants and seizing weapons caches and bomb-making equipment, all linked to Al-Qaeda. In August, a Saudi militant from the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, pretending to surrender to the authorities, sneaked a bomb into the palace of Deputy Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in an attempt to kill the top security official. The bomb, believed to have been hidden in the militant's underpants, exploded very close to the prince, but killed only the bomber himself. The prince suffered minor injuries only. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 a polysyllabic Oh dear, tw - now the wiper-of-camel-bottoms will have to find a dictionary. Cruel, cruel, cruel. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-03-24 22:25 |
| #5 Give our Saudi troll credit where due. After all, it was typing with one hand. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-03-24 17:40 |
| #4 so railing? Are you emancipated yet? Your cleverness astounds and amazes, young Mr. JUSTICE. Truly, I am speechles. That someone of your heritage and pole-like family tree -- not even braided, mind you -- could string an entire four-word sentence together and have it not quite make sense to the reader is quite, quite beyond expectation. And using a polysyllabic verb, too! |
| Posted by: trailing wife on the other computer 2010-03-24 15:29 |
| #3 The large cell comprised 47 Saudis and 51 Yemenis All comes down to education Whether in School or Mosques in these countries! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2010-03-24 13:38 |
| #2 Mpre from Reuters here. |
| Posted by: trailing wife on the other computer 2010-03-24 12:40 |
| #1 I assume all will be sent to the spa for reprogramming rather than jailed and beheaded, the usual practice if they were thieves or kufrs. |
| Posted by: trailing wife on the other computer 2010-03-24 12:28 |