Thirteen people were arrested
after finding plans to execute criminal acts that were targeting the Kingdom’s
security, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.
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The
statement published by SPA included the names of the 13 men arrested, in
addition to their civil ID numbers.
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The
spokesperson for the Saudi Presidency of State Security said explosive belts
were found during a raid on the house of the Zulfi attackers.
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Four
heavily armed attackers were killed in a failed terrorist attack claimed by
Daesh on an Interior Ministry building in Zulfi, north of Riyadh on Sunday.
The four
terrorists that were killed belonged to Daesh.
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The
Presidency of State Security released the identities of the four attackers:
Abdullah Hamoud Al-Hamoud, Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Mansour, Samer Abdulaziz
Al-Madid and Salman Abdulaziz Al-Madid.
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Saudi
authorities discovered a house in Al-Rayyan neighborhood in Zulfi governorate,
rented by Abdullah Al-Hamoud, one of the four perpetrators, where they found
what resembled to be a factory for manufacturing explosives and explosive
belts.
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A total
of five explosive belts were found, four of which were worn by the perpetrators,
and another inside a car. The belts contain detonating keys and grenades with
shrapnel-like screws.
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Authorities
also seized 64 homemade grenades, 61 pipe fittings, of which nine were being
processed as pipe bombs, three mobile phones, three pressure cookers ready for
detonation, two Kalashnikov machine guns, six pistols, and other various
weapons.
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They
also found four bags (74,900 kg) containing organic fertilizers, along with
sets of laboratory glass containers, a number of plastic containers, a package
of liquid chemical containers, sulfur-fiber cartons, a homemade explosive
detonator and a set of screws that were equipped with shrapnel.
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Authorities
also seized a set of ATM cards, two national identity cards, SR 228, a number
of publications and CD-ROMs with content related to terrorist organization.
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The
Presidency of State Security said it is continuing to follow up with terrorist
elements that threaten the security and stability of the Kingdom.
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Credit: eurasiareview.com –
23 April 2019
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