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 AL QAIDA REFRAINS FROM SEA MISSIONS |
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Al Qaida was said to have reduced or suspended maritime
operations in the Gulf.Saudi Arabia has reported no Al Qaida operations in the Gulf or Arabian
Sea. Saudi officials said the kingdom as well as other Gulf Cooperation
Council states have significantly bolstered patrols in their territorial
waters over the last two years."Sea activity is limited, particularly in dangerous areas," Lt. Talal
Anqawi, director-general of the Saudi Border Guard, said. "There are areas
where it is completely banned and other locations where there are fears that
such action would take place."Anqawi, speaking on the sidelines of sidelines of a three-day maritime
security conference in Jedda in late May, said his department has not
detected what he termed terrorist sea-borne. He said security was bolstered
by both governments and shipping companies.
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