Saudi Arabia Vows to Root Out Terrorism

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Saudi Arabia Vows to Root Out Terrorism

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Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz on Saturday reiterated that his kingdom would act decisively and firmly against whoever dares to tamper the security of the kingdom or its sanctuaries, the official KUNA news agency reported.

Speaking during a reception of a number of senior Saudi officials, the crown prince, the de factor ruler of the oil-rich kingdom, strongly denounced sinful explosion acts which took place recently in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and holy cities of Makkahand Medina.

Describing the perpetrators of the terrorist acts as "adeviating group," Abdullah stressed that Saudi Arabia "would root out this poisonous tree from our farm."

"Those few people have done a strange act in a country that isgoverned by the Islamic Sharia law," he said, noting that Islam is the religion of fraternity, tolerance and love.On May 12, triple suicide bombings at three expatriate residential compounds in the Saudi capital of Riyadh left at least 34 people dead and 194 injured.

Saudi security sources have accused the al-Qaeda network, headed by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden, of being behind the Riyadh explosions with the support of other terrorist organizations.From then on, Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, has tightened security to face up to threats of more terror attacks like the Riyadh suicide bombings.

Until now, 50 suspects of the Riyadh bombings have been arrested, including four women.

On Friday, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that Ali Al-Ghamdi, the leading suspect of the Riyadh bombings, had given himself up to the Saudi authorities the day before, saying his surrender was a result of the crackdown launched following the bombings.

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