Major General Mansour Alturki, Spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said security forces have this morning launched a number of surprise attacks in Riyadh and Almadinah Almunawarah targeting a number of hideouts where members of the deviant group were suspected to be taking refuge. The raids resulted in the arrest of a number of suspects, Alturki told the Saudi Press Agency, adding that the security forces were resisted by the barricaded persons who started firing at the security men, who responded accordingly. Operations were over, Alturki said, adding that an official detailed statement will be issued later
