Le autorità saudite hanno smantellato quattro cellule dell’Isis, arrestando 18 presunti membri. Lo rendono noto i funzionari del ministero degli Interni di Riad. “Siamo riusciti a smantellare quattro cellule ed arrestare 18 sospetti, tra cui 15 cittadini sauditi, due yemeniti e un sudanese”, hanno detto. I quattro gruppi scoperti operavano a La Mecca, Medina, Riyadh e Al-Qassim. Durante il raid, 2 milioni di riyal sauditi (7,5 milioni di dollari) sono stati confiscati.

Saudi authorities demolished four cells of Islamic State (IS) terror group, outlawed in Russia, detaining 18 alleged members, officials from the interior ministry said Thursday. “We managed to dismantle four IS cells and arrest 18 suspects including 15 Saudi nationals, two Yemeni and a Sudanese,” the officials said as quoted by pan-Arab TV channel Al Arabiya. They said that the uncovered cells were operating in Mecca, Medina, Riyadh and Al-Qassim. During the raid, 2 million Saudi Arabian riyals ($7.5 million) have been confiscated from the cells, the officials added.