In their confessions, the six detainees admitted that they had received training from Al-Fadhli, Al-Dosari and Cruz on several occasions on how to prepare explosives, reported Al-Rai. The captured cell members also revealed that Al-Fadhli, Al-Dosari and Cruz had managed to leave the country using fake documents after ensuring that the detainees were fully capable of preparing the explosives and related material by themselves.
A senior security official revealed that the father of one of the detainees had contacted local security services some months ago to ask them to ban his son from travelling and seize his passport after becoming concerned at his son’s "suspicious activities.
This prompted security services authorities to monitor the son’s activities closely, the official explained, adding that the information provided by the man’s father had contributed significantly towards the foiling of the terrorist cell’s plans and the arrest of the members. The official also revealed that the Ministry of Interior plans to hold a press conference shortly to reveal more information about its operation to smash the terrorist cell.