RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it has arrested five people who used the Internet to propagate extremism and incite youths to go to troubled areas, a reference to supporters of Al-Qaeda.
Each of the three Saudis and two foreign residents used various aliases to promote "misleading propaganda through the Internet and ... incite young generations and facilitate their departure to areas of sedition," the interior ministry said, apparently referring to places like Iraq.
The terminology used in the statement, which was carried by the official SPA news agency, suggested that the five were supporters of Al-Qaeda, whom Riyadh has been battling since they launched a wave of attacks in 2003.
Such Internet users are usually referred to as "jihadis" on Islamist militant websites. Read more ...
Each of the three Saudis and two foreign residents used various aliases to promote "misleading propaganda through the Internet and ... incite young generations and facilitate their departure to areas of sedition," the interior ministry said, apparently referring to places like Iraq.
The terminology used in the statement, which was carried by the official SPA news agency, suggested that the five were supporters of Al-Qaeda, whom Riyadh has been battling since they launched a wave of attacks in 2003.
Such Internet users are usually referred to as "jihadis" on Islamist militant websites. Read more ...
Source: AFP
Posts
