Report: Saudi Police Arrest 9 US 'Terror' Suspects

[Purveyor]

Source: Voice of America

VOA News

January 31, 2016 1:23 PM

Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 "terror" suspects rounded up over the past few days, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported Sunday.

Four Americans were arrested on Monday and five others over the past four days, the paper reported, citing an unidentified source.

The arrests also included 14 Saudis, three Yemenis, two Syrians, an Indonesian, a Filipino, an Emirati, a Kazakhstan national and a Palestinian, the paper said.

It did not say if any of the "terror suspects" were linked to the Islamic State group, which has claimed several deadly attacks against security forces and Shi'ites in the kingdom in recent months.

Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/report-saudi-police-arrest-9-us-terror-suspects/3170621.html

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[FLPanhandle]

1. The Saudi's consider atheists "terrorists"

If I visited, I'd probably be arrested for terrorism too.

[jtuck004]

2. Crap. Did the Republicans send their pres candidates on a fact-finding tour? n/t

[Eugene]

3. Americans not believed among militants detained by Saudis: U.S. officials

Source: Reuters

World | Sun Jan 31, 2016 3:15pm EST

Americans not believed among militants detained by Saudis: U.S. officials

RIYADH

U.S. officials said on Sunday they did not believe nine U.S. citizens were among 33 suspects detained on terrorism charges in Saudi Arabia over the past week, as reported by a Saudi newspaper.

The English-language daily Saudi Gazette, citing an unnamed source, on Sunday reported that four Americans were detained last Monday, followed by another five in the following days. Saudi authorities also detained 14 Saudis, three Yemenis, two Syrians, an Indonesian, a Filipino, a United Arab Emirates citizen, a Palestinian and a citizen of Kazakhstan, the report said.

Six U.S. officials told Reuters that the U.S. government could not confirm that any Americans were among the 33 suspects detained.

However, two officials said U.S. authorities were still checking names against databases. Saudi authorities were also investigating the citizenship of those detained, one of the officials said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security-usa-detentions-idUSKCN0V90XT

[cheapdate]

4. Saudi's don't play. n/t

[nichomachus]

5. Not when the terror is inside the kingdom -- but outside a different story

Outside the kingdom, they will condone and finance terrorism (can you say 9-11). That's been the deal they've had with terrorists since the foundation of the kingdom.

[cheapdate]

7. Yes. Inside the kingdom they do not fuck around with public dissent.

[elias49]

6. Uh oh. Not good.

[geek tragedy]

8. Did they bring snacks? nt

[Helen Borg]

9. Wanna visit Saudi Arabia folks?

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