SAUDI ARABIA: POLICE SURROUND FOUR TERROR SUSPECTS, TV

Riyadh, 21 August (AKI) – Saudi police on Monday surrounded four terror suspects in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, satellite broadcaster al-Arabiya reports. According to the network’s reporter, who quoted local security sources, the four men are wanted in connection with Islamic terrorism. The police reportedly traced their presence to a residence in Jeddah which they have surrounded. “Inhabitants of the building were evacuated as the operation is still under way,” an interior ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said security forces had arrested seven suspects in Jeddah on Sunday, but so far there was no link between the arrests and Monday’s siege.

The Saudi government seems to be involved in an extensive effort to track down terrorists within the country. I don’t know what triggered the current activity.