The trial opened in Saudi Arabia on Saturday of 50 al Qaeda suspects accused of carrying out and plotting attacks in the kingdom, including US and British interests, state news agency SPA reported. It said 47 Saudis, a Syrian and a Yemeni national went on trial in the specialised criminal court in Riyadh.
They are accused of "joining a terror cell in the country belonging to al Qaeda terrorist network, plotting to blow up" residential compounds and a public building, and killing an American citizen. They also face charges of plotting to "blow up the US and British embassies in Riyadh, planning to assassinate a top Saudi state official and top security officers, as well as opening fire on security forces," SPA reported.