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Saudis oil sites on alert after
CIA briefing

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Monday, October 30, 2006

ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has placed its oil facilities on alert for a terrorist attack.

The Saudi Interior Ministry said the kingdom's oil facilities were placed on alert over the weekend. Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al Turki said oil installations were deemed a "high-probability potential target."

On Oct. 26, Saudi security forces arrested two suspected Al Qaida-aligned insurgents at Sajir, 300 kilometers west of Riyad. Officials said one of the insurgents was said to have completed studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, in the heart of the oil-rich Eastern Province.

The United States has discussed threats to Saudi oil facilities. The official Saudi Press Agency said CIA director Michael Hayden held talks with Saudi intelligence leaders over the last few days.

Officials said Iran may be behind plans for an attack.


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