RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) it has dismantled an emerging Al-Qaeda-linked group tied to extremist organisations in Yemen and Syria, arresting scores of alleged militants in a renewed crackdown on jihadists.

Authorities have arrested 62 suspected members, including a Palestinian, a Yemeni, and a Pakistani, the interior ministry said, adding that authorities are still searching for 44 others whose names have been submitted to Interpol.

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