March 24, 2010 9:18 PM

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Saudi Arabia dismantles Al- Qaeda cell operators

Arabia has dismantled a 101-strong Al Qaeda cell operating in the oil-rich kingdom. The interior ministry said the cell members included 47 Saudis and 51 foreigners from Bangladesh, Eritrea, Somalia and Yemen. It did not specify the nationality of the other three cell members. <br/><br/>The Ministry said the group was preparing to perpetrate acts of terror in the kingdom. The militants were organised in three cells, two of which were planning to attack oil and security facilities in the Eastern Province. They included a Yemeni, who security officials describe as being a prominent member of Al Qaeda. <br/><br/>One security official said belts laden with explosives which they were planning to use in suicide attacks were also seized. Most of the militants were arrested in the southern province of Jazan, near the border with Yemen.

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