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ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has linked the arrest of two suspected
insurgents to an Al Qaida plot against Western embassies in the Gulf.

Officials said two Muslims arrested in July were determined to have
planned suicide strikes on Western embassies and other interests in the
Gulf.

They said the suspects, a Chadian and Yemeni, were working with Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, deemed the most lethal of Al Qaida franchises.

“The two suspects had strong links with the terror network that targeted Western interests in Saudi Arabia and the region,” the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya satellite channel said. “They were also in close contact with the
terror network in Yemen.”

Quoting “an informed source,” Al Arabia said the suspects were working with others in a plot against Western facilities in Saudi Arabia and neighboring states. The channel said the suspects were arrested in the Saudi cities of Qassim and Riyad on July 31.

Officials have confirmed most of the Al Arabiya report. They said the
suspects were in contact with AQAP leaders through Twitter and the social
media.

“We don’t have specific information about the nature of their terror
operations, their timings and places,” Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman
Maj. Gen. Mansour Al Turki said. “We hope to get such information from the
ongoing investigation.”

Officials said information from the interrogation of the suspects was
relayed to the United States, which in early August closed embassies and
consulates in 19 countries, most of them in the Middle East. They said the
State Department was reopening the U.S. diplomatic facilities in wake of the
arrests in Saudi Arabia.

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