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Saudi Arabia dismantles four ISIS cells, arrests 18 individuals
« on: February 17, 2017, 04:27:15 am »
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Saudi Arabia dismantles four ISIS cells, arrests 18 individuals

Fifteen of those arrested were Saudi nationals while the remaining three were from Yemen and Sudan. (SPA)
Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Thursday, 16 February 2017

Saudi Arabia has dismantled at least four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) cells made up of 18 individuals inside the kingdom, officials from the interior ministry confirmed.

Fifteen of those arrested were Saudi nationals while the remaining three were from Yemen and Sudan, the ministry said in statements made on Thursday.

The ministry also said that ISIS cells in Saudi Arabia have spread to Mecca, Medina, Riyadh and Qassim regions of the country.

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