RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia made its first arrest of suspected al-Qaida insurgents recruited to fight in Iraq, according to the daily newspaper, Al Hayat.
Citing Saudi security sources, the newspaper reported Saudi border forces arrested four Islamic combatants Sunday as they tried to cross into Iraq, Middle East Newsline reported.
The suspected insurgents, who had been traveling in a vehicle, were found in possession of semi-automatic weapons, grenades and explosives. The weapons were confiscated and the occupants of the vehicle arrested.
U.S. officials say thousands of Islamic insurgents have entered Iraq to join a Sunni Muslim insurgency against the coalition. The officials said some of insurgents come directly from Saudi Arabia while others use southern Jordan.
