Sports World News of Sunday, 30 October 2016Source: BBCSaudis 'foiled plot to bomb football World Cup qualifier'The match between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates was in JeddahMilitants had plotted to car-bomb a World Cup 2018 qualifying game between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in October, it says. The authorities also say they have foiled a second plot directed by Islamic State (IS) militants to kill security officials near Riyadh. Among them are Saudi nationals, two Pakistanis, a Syrian and a Sudanese, the Saudi interior ministry says. Saudi Arabia has been the target of attacks by IS over the past two years. In June, the interior ministry said there had been 26 "terror attacks" in the kingdom during that month.

Source: CameroonWeb October 31, 2016 07:46 UTC