Riyadh, June 26: Saudi security forces have arrested six more suspects, three of them carrying maps of "vital government installations," a newspaper reported today. Four of the men were arrested in the Muslim holy city of Mecca and the other two in Abha, the capital of Assir province, bordering Yemen, said the newspaper quoting security sources.
Security forces have also conducted new raids on several hideouts near Mecca used by militants to store arms, the daily said without revealing if weapons were seized. The arrests were made early Tuesday when police stopped a car carrying three passengers on the Mecca-Jeddah road in the west of the kingdom. Maps of several government installations were seized, the newspaper said.
One more suspect was also arrested Tuesday in Mecca. The arrests were made early Tuesday when police stopped a car carrying three passengers on the Mecca-Jeddah road in the west of the kingdom. Maps of several government installations were seized, the newspaper said.
One more suspect was also arrested Tuesday in Mecca. One of the three caught in the car was on a police wanted list following a major sweep on June 14 against a number of militant hideouts in Mecca, in which five suspects were killed and 12 others arrested.
Two security men also died while five other officers and four citizens were wounded in the shootout.
Police seized a large quantity of arms, chemicals, grenades, cleavers and automatic rifles.
Seven of those arrested were Saudis. Three others were from Chad, one was an Egyptian and the 12th was unidentified.
Saudi interior minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz said Sunday a total of 44 people suspected of links to the May 12 suicide bombings in Riyadh have been arrested. Bureau Report