Saudi crown prince threatens to exterminate terrorists

Saudi Arabia's crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz yesterday stressed the determination of the Saudi authorities to exterminate terrorism from the kingdom, saying that "we have to exterminate them ultimately."

The Saudi crown prince said "those terrorists are our children who are misled, and should be exterminated from the roots, and that the Saudi government is persistent to punish each and every one who did bad for his religion and homeland," noting that government achieved large strides in fighting terrorism.

During his meeting with Arab and Saudi intellectuals taking part in the al-Janadereyah cultural festival in Riyadh, Abdullah said "we do not link between terrorists and their families, and persons who are involved in terrorism are misled ignorant." He added "we are chasing after this minority.. we will also chase those who will come after them, ten years, twenty years, thirty years, we are behind them.."

He was asked if the government has a political project to eliminate terrorism and he said "the political project to withstand terrorism lies in the solidarity of the leadership and the people."