news.bbc.co.uk - 28 days ago
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Saudi officials say they have found a large arms cache near Riyadh, linking it to a dismantled al-Qaeda cell. It contained nearly 300 assault rifles and some 41,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons are believed to be linked to 44 suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, whose ...
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Notes From a Grumpy Old Man —
... Its rather ironic that the two countries that are arresting al Qaeda agents are Saudi Arabia and the United States. Recently, an arms cache was found near Riyadh: "Saudi officials say they have found a large arms cache near Riyadh, linking it to a dismantled al-Qaeda cell. They say nearly 300 assault rifles and some 41,000 rounds of ammunition were found near the capital. ...
Saudis Find al Qaeda Arms Stash
Armies of Liberation —
The arms themselves probably originated in Yemen, possibly imported by the Defense Ministry, but the stash is connected to the earlier arrest of the 44 well-educated Saudi intellectuals, leading to questions about the factionalization of al Qaeda or perhaps a shadow leadership. BBC : Saudi officials say they have found a large arms cache near Riyadh, linking it to a dismantled al-Qaeda cell. It contained nearly 300 assault rifles and some 41,000 rounds of ammunition. The weapons are believed to be linked to 44 suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, whose ...
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