Two Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Saudi Arabia
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  • According to the Saudi interior ministry, two suspected members of Al Qaeda have been arrested who may have been plotting against Western embassies in the region. Ministry spokesman General Mansour Al Turki has stated on August 8, 2013 that the two men who are arrested, a Yemeni and a Chadian national, have contacts with the Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al Qaeda’s Yemeni offshoot. He also added that, the Chadian suspect had been expelled from Saudi Arabia but returned with a passport issued by another country. The AQAP is at the heart of the security alert that has shut a number of US and Western missions in the region - is seen by the US as the most active branch of the jihadist network. 1

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