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- Arrests took place over six monthsReuters: Saudi Arabia Says Arrests 520 Terrorism Suspects (June 25, 2008)
- 701 people arrestedCNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)
- 520 remain in custodyCNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)
- 181 released due to lack of evidenceCNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)
- Group linked to Al QaedaCNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)
- Allegedly were planning attacks on several targets in Saudi ArabiaCNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)
- Allegedly planned to use car bombsReuters: Saudi Arabia Says Arrests 520 Terrorism Suspects (June 25, 2008)
- Targets included oil industry infrastructureReuters: Saudi Arabia Says Arrests 520 Terrorism Suspects (June 25, 2008)
- Last major terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia occurred in 2006Reuters: Saudi Arabia Says Arrests 520 Terrorism Suspects (June 25, 2008)
- Saudi Arabia announced it had arrested 208 terrorists in November 2007Reuters: Saudi Arabia Says Arrests 520 Terrorism Suspects (June 25, 2008)
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On June 25, 2008, Saudi Arabian officials announced that they had arrested 701 members of a terrorist cell allegedly connected with Al Qaeda. Of the initial arrests, which took place over the course of six months, 520 remain in custody.CNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)
Purportedly, the group had been planning a series of attacks on a wide range of targets in Saudi Arabia, including major oil infrastructure.CNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)
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"Security forces managed to arrest one cell in the Eastern Province led by African residents...their concern was to get close to people working in the oil sector in order to find work in oil installations"Reuters: Saudi Arabia Says Arrests 520 Terrorism Suspects (June 25, 2008)—Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry, Reuters"Effectively, Saudi Arabia operates its own Guantanamo...Saudi security services operate a string of prisons where these kind of people go in, along with your ordinary dissident, and nobody will ever hear from them again."CNN: Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop (June 25, 2008)—Christoph Wilcke, Human Rights Watch, CNN
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