Saudis: Foiled plot mirrored 9/11 attack

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Al-Qaida-linked plotters hoped to reproduce the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, planning to send suicide pilots to military bases and attack the oil refineries that drive the economy of Osama bin Laden


“The last group (we) rounded up are carriers of al-Qaida ideology, working on achieving al-Qaida goals, which is to take over the society,” al-Turki said.

But analysts say al-Qaida followers are determined to stay active in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam