Saudi official and the war against Iraq

Saudi Arabia's deputy minister of the interior, Prince Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz, has stressed that no Saudis have participated in the fighting between the US-UK and Iraq.

In statements issued yesterday, the Saudi deputy minister explained that the security authorities did not register any attempt to violate the order during the crisis taking place in the region under the American- British war against Iraq.

On the other hand, the Saudi deputy minister of the Interior said that 200 persons were arrested in Saudi Arabia over their relations with al-Qaida group.