Saudi King Abdullah vows to crush terrorists

by The Hill Staff - 06/29/14 8:15 AM ET

Saudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants threatening the kingdom, the state news agency reported, saying the world’s top oil exporter would not tolerate “a band of terrorists.” The remarks came two days after the monarch ordered all necessary measures to protect the country against potential “terrorist threats” resulting from turmoil in neighboring Iraq, where Sunni Islamist militants have captured some cities from the government of Shi’ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

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