Okaz: Saudi defense official denies state of alert in the armed forces

The Saudi deputy minister of defense and aviation prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz has denied the existence of unfamiliar moves or a state of alert in the lines of the Saudi armed forces on the ground of an eminent war against Iraq.

In a statement issued yesterday by the Saudi daily Okaz replying to information stated by an American news network that Saudi military units were positioned on the northern borders of Saudi borders with Kuwait and other units were ordered to station in "Hafer al-Batin," the Saudi official said that this information is groundless.

He added that "the situation for our armed forces is very normal." Prince Khaled stressed that leaves for the Saudi armed forces army officers and soldiers were not canceled.