Ministry spokesman General Mansour Al-Turki said the majority of those detained were Saudi nationals and 26 were from elsewhere, including 16 Syrians. The spokesman said 40 of those arrested were involved in radical organizations abroad and had vowed to return to Saudi Arabia to carry out operations to destabilize the country’s security. Turki said some of those arrested were responsible for riots and violent acts including firing at security forces in Al-Awamia village, where the majority of residents are Shiite.