Saudi Arabia

Fire fight breaks out as gunmen attempt to infiltrate Ruwais prison in Jeddah, leaving two policemen dead. An unknown number of al Qaeda operatives are reported to be held at the location. Riyadh claims that it arrested 136 militants last week that were preparing for attacks.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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