Saudi police arrested at least 11 suspected militants and seized a large weapons cache in southern Jazan province that included rockets and explosive chemicals, newspapers reported Saturday. One paper said as many as 21 people were arrested. A force of more than 200 security agents used tear gas and explosives Friday to blast into a two-story building where the Saudi and Bangladeshi suspects were hiding in Karbos village, near the porous Yemeni border, the daily Al-Jazira reported. The security forces found 93 anti-tank rockets, more than 50 hand grenades, a number of machine guns, highly explosive chemicals, detonators and three security uniforms. They also found “deviant” religious books and bodybuilding and sports equipment, the paper said, quoting security sources. Full Story
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