RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia has asked Interpol for help in tracking down 47 al-Qaida suspects beyond its borders who are believed to be planning attacks in the kingdom.
Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Mansour al-Turki says all the suspects are outside Saudi Arabia but he did not disclose their whereabouts. They are all Saudi nationals.
Saudi Arabia routinely releases lists of wanted al-Qaida suspects. The country has aggressively battled the group since a series of attacks inside the kingdom that began in 2003.
The al-Qaida offshoot that recently established a new base in neighboring Yemen has carried out cross-border attacks in Saudi Arabia and is threatening more violence against the monarchy that rules Osama bin-Laden's homeland.
