11 Suspected Militants Held; Weapons Seized
Saudi police arrested at least 11 suspected militants and seized a large weapons cache in the southern province of Jizan that included rockets and explosive chemicals, newspapers reported. 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 Jazeera reported.
Saudi Arabia often has complained about weapons smuggling from Yemen.
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