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Saudis 'hold 170 terror suspects' Saudis 'hold 170 terror suspects'
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More than 170 terror suspects have been arrested in Saudi Arabia, Saudi officials have said. More than 170 terror suspects have been arrested in Saudi Arabia, officials there have said.
Those detained are said to be both Saudi and foreign nationals, Interior Ministry spokesman Gen Mansur al-Turki told state television. Those detained are said to be both Saudi and foreign nationals, Interior Ministry spokesman Gen Mansur al-Turki told local media.
Some of the suspects were training as pilots and planning attacks on oil sites, the TV said. Large amounts of weapons and $5.33m (£2.67m) in cash were also seized.
Some of the suspects were training as pilots and planning attacks on oil installations and military bases, according to the interior ministry.
"Some have begun training on the use of weapons, and some were sent to other countries to study aviation in preparation to use them to carry out terrorist operations inside the kingdom," a ministry statement read out on state TV channel al-Ekhbariya said.
The station broadcast footage of various types of weapons which were said to have been buried in the desert.
Saudi Arabia has been battling al-Qaeda-linked militants since a 2003 wave of suicide attacks on foreigners.Saudi Arabia has been battling al-Qaeda-linked militants since a 2003 wave of suicide attacks on foreigners.