AN OFFICIAL SOURCE AT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SAID THAT SECURITY FOLLOW-UP OF ACTIVITIES OF THE DEVIANT GROUP RESULTED IN THE DETECTION OF MANY SUSPICIOUS MOVEMENTS IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE KINGDOM. AFTER DISCOVERY OF THOSE MOVEMENTS, THE SECURITY FORCES MANAGED TO SEIZE THOSE INVOLVED IN THOSE ACTIVITIES AS FOLLOWS: FIRST, THE SECURITY FORCES MANAGED TO TRACK DOWN A GROUP CONSISTING OF 19 MEMBERS, CITIZENS AND EXPATRIATES, ADOPTING DEVIANT THOUGHTS AND AIMING AT DISSEMINATION OF DEVIANT THINKING AND MISLEADING PROPAGANDA THROUGH THE INTERNET NETWORK IN ADDITION TO CARRYING OUT CRIMINAL OPERATIONS AND PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES. THE SECURITY FORCES CARRIED OUT SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS IN MAKKAH, MADINAH, RIYADH, THE EASTERN PROVINCE, QASIM REGION AND ASIR REGION AND MANAGED TO ARREST ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP AND LEGAL PROCEDURES AGAINST THEM ARE GOING ON. SECOND, FOLLOWING THE SINFUL ATTACK AGAINST THE INDUSTRIAL PLANTS IN THE PROVINCE OF IBQIQ ON 25/1/1427 H. AND FOLLOWING SECURITY FORCES' STORMING OF A REST HOUSE IN ALYARMOOK NEIGHBORHOOD IN 28/1/1427 H., THE SECURITY FORCES MANAGED TO ARREST EIGHT PEOPLE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THAT CELL IN BOTH RIYADH AND QASIM REGIONS. THE EIGHT PEOPLE HAD AN ACTIVE ROLE IN PREPARING PLACES, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PUBLISHING MISLEADING MEDIA PROPAGANDA. SOME OF THEM DISSEMINATED THEIR MATERIAL THROUGH THE INTERNET NETWORK RECENTLY. WEAPONS, DOCUMENTS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND OTHER ITEMS WERE SEIZED IN THEIR POSSESSION. --MORE 18 20 LOCAL TIME 15 20 GMT
