Saudis Seize Terror Suspect with Surface-to-Air Missile

(Telegraph-UK) - Fears were raised over the safety of flights to Saudi Arabia Wednesday when Saudi security forces arrested a suspected terrorist with a surface-to-air missile. The man, detained in Riyadh on suspicion of involvement in a bomb attack on a residential compound that claimed 18 lives last month, was found with a shoulder-launched SA-7 missile, 85 lbs. of explosives, four rocket-propelled grenades, 20 hand grenades, eight AK-47 assault rifles, and 16,800 rounds of ammunition.


2003-12-04 00:00:00

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