Saudi says arrests 93 Islamic State suspects, foils U.S. embassy attack


DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State militant group, including two people who planned a failed suicide car bombing against the U.S. embassy in Riyadh, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.

The 93 included at least 77 Saudi nationals, a ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency said.

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