Al-Qaeda weapons site a ‘long-term cache’

Posted by Neil Doyle - Nov 19th, 2009 - filed under Breaking.

RIYADH/DUBAI – New details have emerged concerning the discovery of the weapons stash at an “istiraha” rest house near Riyadh and the arrest of 44 suspected Al-Qaeda members which were announced at the beginning of November.

According to sources, the site in Thadiq in the Al-Safrat region 95km to the northwest of Riyadh is owned by the 70-year-old father of one of the 44 arrested, and was first identified by security officials on Oct. 25.

via Saudi Gazette.

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