Al Qaeda-linked militants arrested

Riyadh, March 25: Security forces Wednesday arrested 113 militants linked with the Al Qaeda terrorist network in Saudi Arabia, Xinhua reported.

Three terrorist hideouts were busted and 113 insurgents were arrested, the interior ministry said. In one of the cells, 47 Saudis, 51 Yemenis, a Somali, a Bangladeshi and an Eritrean national were arrested.

The security forces also seized arms, photographing equipments, computers and documents from the militants who were planning attacks on oil facilities and other installations in the Kingdom.

—–IANS