Image: Saudi Arabia police. Photo from Press TV.From Arab News:
JEDDAH: The 11-member terror cell dismantled recently was made up of “veteran” radicals, said an Interior Ministry official, adding the arrests showed that Al-Qaeda was finding it increasingly difficult to recruit fresh blood.
“The group’s ability to delude and recruit young members in the Kingdom is diminishing and Al-Qaeda is losing ground,” said Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki.
Al-Turki added that the average age of the terror suspects is 36, which is considerably higher than of those held earlier.
“The youngest member is 27 years of age and the oldest is 46,” Al-Turki said.
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