RIYADH – Saudi security forces have arrested eight terror suspects in the northern town of Arar, near the border with Iraq, newspapers reported yesterday.
Al-Hayat and Al-Medina quoted interior ministry spokesman Mansur al-Turki as saying authorities were interrogating the suspects, detained on Sunday. Asharq Al-Awsat said two tried to flee but security forces caught up with them.The other dailies, however, said the eight did not put up any resistance.No weapons or ammunition were found in the location where they were arrested.Hundreds of suspects have been rounded up since a spate of bombings and shootings was launched by presumed al Qaeda militants in Saudi Arabia in May 2003.- Nampa-AFPAsharq Al-Awsat said two tried to flee but security forces caught up with them.The other dailies, however, said the eight did not put up any resistance.No weapons or ammunition were found in the location where they were arrested.Hundreds of suspects have been rounded up since a spate of bombings and shootings was launched by presumed al Qaeda militants in Saudi Arabia in May 2003.- Nampa-AFP
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