By Douglas V. Gibbs
Saudi Arabia has indicated that their security forces have detained 149 people over the past eight months who are suspected of having links with al-Qaeda. The Saudis claim that the arrests foiled approximately ten planned attacks, including terrorist plots against government and military targets and officials and media personalities. It is too early, they claim, to determine if any of the targets were oil facilities.
Saudi Arabia stepped up operations against al-Qaeda after the 2004 attack by Jihadists when they struck an oil installation and stormed a housing complex in the city of al-Khobar, killing 22 foreign workers.
The latest arrests prevented some attacks that were “in advanced stages,” according the Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia was also a key player in helping uncover a plot last month to use cargo filled with explosives shipped to the U.S. from Yemen.
Wait a second. . . doesn't Saudi Arabia fund al-Qaeda?
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Saudi Arabia Says Al-Qaeda Arrests Prevented Attacks - Bloomberg
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