Saudis arrest 172 “terror suspects”
Official says suspects were planning attacks on oil facilities and military bases.
Published On 27 Apr 2007
The ministry, in a statement read on state television channel Al-Ekhbariyah, also said that police seized large amounts of money and weapons in the “anti-terror” raids.
Saudi Arabia has been battling al-Qaeda suspects since they launched a wave of bombings and shootings, many targeting Westerners, in the oil-rich kingdom in May 2003.
Source: News Agencies