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Saudi Arabia says discovers al Qaeda cells plotting attacks

May 06, 2014, 11:53 AM EDT
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Riyadh says it uncovered militant group with links to "extremist elements" in Syria and Iran. Security forces are paying special attention to radicalism in response to a surge of online militarism linked to the civil war in Syria.

Background:

Al Qaeda uses Twitter to mobilize Saudi youth [Al Monitor]

Saudi Arabia busts 'Al Qaeda cell' [Al Jazeera]

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