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208 Nabbed in Saudi Terror Raids

Hundreds arrested, oil attack foiled

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 29, 2007 4:52 AM CST

(Newser) – Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested 208 suspected al-Qaeda militants reportedly plotting an attack on a major oil field, the BBC reports. Those busted included missile experts, assassination squads—and a 16-person "media cell" bent on promoting extremist ideology. The money men behind the...   Read full story »

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