An official source at the Ministry of Interior has said that a security follow-up resulted, with the grace of Allah Al-mighty, in arresting elements of the deviant group, which have links abroad, and was planning to carry out criminal operations within the homeland. "The Security Forces launched simultaneous operations to arrest these elements since 05/12/1428 AH, in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh region and the Northern Border region. The number of arrested persons until now amount to 28. Among these are one expatriate and the rest are Saudis. In the interest of investigation, it is not required to disclose more details at this time, " the Official Source said.