JEDDAH: The country’s security agencies have arrested 55 people over the past eight days suspected of having joined the Daesh terrorist group.

The arrests included 29 Saudis, four Americans, and one each from Indonesia, the Philippines, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Jordan, and Egypt.

Most of the arrests took place on Friday and Saturday, with 15 Saudis arrested on those days. The security authorities are still searching for 154 suspects wanted in connection with several terror related cases, with SR154 million reward offered for information leading to the arrest of all the people, at SR1 million each.

The Ministry of Interior has urged those with information to contact it on 990 or go to their nearest police station. The reward increases to SR5 million if the information leads to the arrest of more than one wanted suspect, and to SR7 million if it leads to the thwarting of a planned terrorist attack.