Saudi Arabia Intercepts Al Qaeda Plot on Public Water Supply

ABC News ^ | 5/8/03

[areafiftyone]

May 8 — The Saudi government has arrested 149 Saudis believed to be part of an al Qaeda network plotting poison attacks in the kingdom, a senior Saudi intelligence official told ABCNEWS.

The arrests were made over several days, with the last major arrests occurring about a week ago.

A Saudi public statement alludes to the uncovering of a terrorist cell, but does not mention the 149 al Qaeda arrests.

The government does not plan to make the fact of the arrests public, fearing that confidence inside Saudi Arabia would deteriorate, the source said.

The Saudis estimate that some $25 billion left the country during the U.S. military actions in Iraq as a consequence of fears that the Iraq war would destabilize the kingdom.

The al Qaeda network had been planning to initiate a series of major terrorist attacks, primarily in Riyadh, on the occasion of the war in Iraq, the source said.

Saudi intelligence had a source in the group and the plans were frustrated, but the Saudi government was shocked by the discovery that the group had stockpiled poisons, C-4 explosives, hand grenades and small arms in preparation for their planned attacks.

The source indicated that the al Qaeda group had been planning to poison water storage containers at public buildings.

Initial interrogations have established links between members of the al Qaeda cells and bazaar merchants from the province of Qasim.

Qasim is an area of Saudi Arabia that has traditionally been associated with anti-monarchy sentiment, and businessmen from there have been among the largest contributors to Osama bin Laden.

[AdmSmith]

The government does not plan to make the fact of the arrests public, fearing that confidence inside Saudi Arabia would deteriorate

I can understand that, as more than 3/4 of the Saudi population supports the wahhabi-brand that al Qaeda teaches.

[Asclepius]

The Saudi government has arrested 149 Saudis believed to be part of an al Qaeda network plotting poison attacks in the kingdom, a senior Saudi intelligence official told ABCNEWS.

Cool. As the US withdraws from the kingdom, the local al quada turns its loving attentions to the House of Saud.

Apparently the road to Riyad led through Baghdad.

[joesnuffy]

Gee I guess that proves that they really are pretty cool guys after all....and our good friends..
Who'd their PR firm hire to play the bad guys...
Another Wahhabi Lobby scam....aka CAIR

[BOBTHENAILER]

AL QAEDA BITES THE HAND THAT FEEDS

[AdmSmith]

As the US withdraws from the kingdom, the local al quada turns its loving attentions to the House of Saud

Actually, al Qaeda is part of the House of Saud.

[Just another Joe]

but the Saudi government was shocked by the discovery that the group had stockpiled poisons, C-4 explosives, hand grenades and small arms in preparation for their planned attacks.

I'm SHOCKED, - SHOCKED I tell you, that terrorists, especially ones that believe in the 'religion of peace' would stockpile these things. /sarcasm

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

FYI!

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Uh huh - yeah, sure. This would be the show for public consumption - the pretense that Al Quaeda poses a threat to them as well.

[Coroner]

We should immediately give them a nuke for and any available support.

[bigcheese]

exactly.... didn't they just "foil" a different plot a few days ago?

Bestids are joined at the hip with AQ.

[blam]

Remember me talking about the "Crawford Deal" and what to expect from the Saudi's?

All Part of the Bush Doctrine.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Guess I should put this on the reading list, which is growing rapidly, with the action on Iran.

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