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    Saudis Arrest 172 Terrorists from Seven Separate Cells

    Saudi Arabia has arrested 172 people it calls Islamic militants, some of whom trained to fly aircraft in attacks on the country's vast oil fields and other targets.  The Saudi government says that "all that remained was to set the zero hour."  Rasheed Abou -Alsamh is editor at the English language paper Arab News in Jiddah.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Saudi Arabia has arrested 172 people it calls Islamic militants, some of whom trained to fly aircraft in attacks on the country's vast oil fields and other targets. The Saudi government says that "all that remained was to set the zero hour." Rasheed Abou -Alsamh is editor at the English language paper Arab News in Jiddah.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Rasheed Abou-Alsamh

      Editor of the Arab News

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    1 of 3
    The Democrats Who Want to Be President
    1. 1:37Saudis Arrest 172 Terrorists from Seven Separate CellsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate in South Carolina
    3. 43:03George Tenet's New Story, Book on Iraq
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