Americans among militant suspects detained in Saudi Arabia

 

Nine Americans are among 33 suspects detained on terrorism charges in Saudi Arabia over the past week, the English-language daily Saudi Gazette reported Sunday citing an unnamed source.

 

It reported that four Americans were detained Monday and another five in the following days, along with 14 Saudis, three Yemenis, two Syrians, an Indonesian, a Filipino, a United Arab Emirates citizen, a Palestinian and a citizen of Kazakhstan.

 

The American embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.