[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Saudi Interior Ministry on Saturday said it tossed in the calabooseMaw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
a Syrian man and Filipina woman in Riyadh on charges of obtaining material in preparation for a suicide kaboom, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.
The man had planted several bombs around his home in the al-Fayhaa neighborhood in the Saudi capital. It is believed he was intending for security forces to enter his home, before setting off the bombs.
It took security forces 12 hours to dismantle the bombs and evacuate the premises.
The man, named Yasser Mohammad al-Brazy, is believed to have forced the Filipna, named Lady Joy, to live with him after she bravely ran away from her sponsor a year ago. Brazy is also believed to have forced her to convert to Islam.
It is believed that Joy was given the job of sewing boom belts to be used in the planned suicide mission. The belts have now been seized by authorities.
The ministry also announced on Saturday that it had uncovered a base in al-Jazira district of Riyadh used to house and equip jacket wallahs.
On Monday, the Interior Ministry announced it had intercepted an ISIS cell during four simultaneous operations in the Saudi capital Riyadh and the eastern city of Dammam.