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Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 “terror” suspects rounded up over the past week.The Saudi Gazette newspaper reported today, four Americans were arrested last Monday and five others over the past four days, citing an unidentified source.
Washington, a strong ally of Riyadh, confirmed it was aware of the report but declined to elaborate.A US State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP they are aware of reports alleging that several US citizens were detained in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Gazette said the arrests also included 14 Saudis, three Yemenis, two Syrians, an Indonesian, a Filipino, an Emirati, a Kazakhstan national and a Palestinian. It did not say if any of the “terror suspects” was linked to the Islamic State jihadist group, which has claimed several deadly attacks against security forces and Shiites in the kingdom since last year.