Saudi Arabia

Security forces arrested 113 members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula who were plotting to attack oil facilities and security installations in the country. The detainees consisted of Saudis Yemenis, Bangladeshis, Eritreans, Somalis, and Yemenis. The group was organized into three cells.

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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