Saudi says it thwarted ‘imminent’ attacks
Saudi authorities said they had thwarted terrorist attacks, including one in the capital Riyadh, during a series of coordinated operations against Al-Qaeda suspects last week. “Security forces managed to… prevent vile attacks that were imminent,” when they targeted militant hideouts in Riyadh, the holy city of Medina and the northern town of Arar on August 18, an interior ministry statement said Friday.Full Story