AlHijjah 2, 1436, Sep 16, 2015, SPA -- A security spokesman of the Ministry of Interior disclosed today that, following precise information and follow-up of suspicious movements of some suspects, the security authorities successfully apprehended two hideouts to arrest two culprits in the first place and confiscate several dangerous items usually used in explosions and fire fighting in the second site. The spokesman said that the first site is an apartment in Al-Monasiyah district in the city of Riyadh while the other is a rest house in Dhurma Province. Preliminary information show that the two hideouts are home to dangerous tools, including weapons and explosives, necessitating speedy steps to apprehend who are inside, the spokesman said, adding that the security authorities managed to evacuate the neighboring houses of the first site, and besieging it. Once realizing that they have been encompassed, the two persons inside the hideout dared to come out firing at the security men. The battle ended in their surrender. They are Ahmed Saeed Jaber Al-Zahrani, 21, and Mohammed Saeed Jaber Al-Zahrani, 19. Using monitoring cameras installed outside Dhurma rest house, the suspects inside the second site, dared to force their way out of the place, taking the initiative once the security men started to assemble around the building. Driving a four wheel Toyota vehicle carrying an Omani plate, they were shooting intensive fire towards the security men while forcing their way out. They were able to leave their damaged car and usurp a car of a passerby, to flee at large. Search for them is still going on. A big quantity of different items usually used by terrorists were confiscated inside the two sites. In the first site, the security collected SR402101, $5500, three machine guns with ammunition, 36 fully-equipped machine gun magazines, three pistols, ten revolver magazines, five generates, weapon cleaning bag, vehicle plate, mobiles and laptops, typewriters for forging cards with lamination device, a number of counterfeited cards, scanner, papers, military bags to hold arms magazines. In the second site, an explosive belt was found in the car and was defused. Also found was a lab for manufacturing explosives.
