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Saudi Arabia Says 41% of Wanted Militants Based in Iran

Asharq al Awsat:
Saudi sources announced that 35 of the wanted suspects on the Kingdom's most wanted militants' list published last week were based in Iran, according to the Arab newspaper Asharq al Awsat.

The sources said they received intelligence that the group based in Iran is plotting attacks against Saudi and Jordanian targets. The name of Saleh al Qar'awi, whose alias is Nejm and who had strong ties with slain al Qaeda chief in Iraq Abu Mus'ab Zarqawi, appears as one of the most important suspects and is thought to be in charge of the group's activities in Iran.
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